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Tor Browser Basics
Use Tor Browser for maximum anonymity: what it protects, its limits, and safe habits.
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Understand what Tor protects (and what it doesn't)
Tor hides your IP and location from sites; it does not magically secure your logins or files.
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Instructions
- 1Learn that Tor routes traffic through three relays with layered encryption
- 2Understand Tor hides your IP from websites and your browsing from your ISP
- 3Know that logging into personal accounts still identifies you
- 4Understand exit relays see unencrypted (HTTP) traffic — prefer HTTPS
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