The Setup - Tails OS, TOR Browser and Threat Model: Down The Rabbit Hole Part 5

In the fourth part of this series we covered why TOR is not a silver bullet for privacy and anonymity, what it can and cannot protect you from, and a few case studies of the greatest opsec mistakes that unmasked identities behind TOR. If you haven't read the last part I would recommend starting there before diving into this one.

Now that the architecture, pros and cons are out of the way, we can dive into how to access TOR and the dark web safely and securely.

Accessing TOR and the Dark Web: The Setup

While there are multiple ways to access TOR, ranging from the CLI to configuring it via a SOCKS Proxy, the TOR Browser remains the most convenient and the most common way.

TOR Browser

During the initial phases of TOR the browser did not exist. It was later introduced to make TOR accessible to everyone regardless...

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