You SHOULD connect to Tor via a VPN, actually | 2023 Tor Overview
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In which I respond to @MentalOutlaw's "Stop Using Tor With VPNs" video that somebody shared with me, and also talk more about Tor security I guess... ❤️ Support my work on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/jonaharagon 📧 Follow my Newsletter: https://jonaharagon.substack.com This video is based on research from https://www.privacyguides.org/en/advanced/tor-overview/ and https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/clarify-tors-weaknesses-with-respect-to-observability/3676 Timestamps: 0:00 Hot take alert 0:08 Mental Outlaw video 0:50 About myself 2:01 Misconceptions about VPNs and Tor 3:48 Why you want to hide Tor from your ISP 4:41 Sidenote about “criminals” 6:08 Censorship circumvention 6:53 Tor bridge safety & historical analysis 7:50 Tor bridge safety examples 9:15 Tor bridge safety conclusion 10:17 Censorship circumvention conclusion 10:43 Tor usage by “criminals” + opsec note 11:06 Global Passive Adversaries 12:38 Investigations into your Tor usage 14:49 Advanced “Traffic Analysis” techniques 16:01 VPNs which log 17:21 What actually makes you stand out on a network 18:41 My real advice on how to connect to Tor 19:36 Common Misconception #1 “VPN = 4 hops!!!” 20:11 Common Misconception #2 “Permanent Entry Node” 20:49 Common Misconception #3 “VPN must be disabled” 21:39 How to use a VPN with Tor properly 22:58 Additional notes on Tor safety 24:25 Where you can learn more 24:33 Remember to subscribe :) 🏠 https://www.jonaharagon.com #tor #vpn #torproject #jonaharagon
  • Saki@monero.townEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Agreed. It’s an option worth considering (even EFF said so)—in fact a bridge itself could be run by something like Team Cymru (Augury), removed in TB v11.5.4. On the other hand, a VPN could collaborate with “them” so you’ll have to trust them… adding yet another unknown.

    There are many ways to de-anonymoze Tor users indeed. Like Keystroke fingerprinting or Deep Packet Inspection… Usually a local ISP is not a big problem but it depends. The fact remains that even in a country with heavy Internet censorship, currently a nation-state can’t block Tor (via Bridge or Snowflake).

    • jetAEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      The issue of people in oppressive countries, where internet traffic is logged, is that using Tor won’t be blocked, but will mark somebody as a person of interest.

      So there’s a lot of people on this planet who are connected to the internet and have a legal requirement to have their traffic logged. Those people absolutely should be using a VPN, the VPN cannot possibly be worse than their ISP

      • Gooey0210@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I believe this is why privacy groups mostly recommend using tor without vpns More users, more traffic, less being a single target in a field