However, if surfing with the Tor browser is really slow, you can usually take countermeasures. This is the price one has to pay for the gained anonymity. TOR Browser is a bit slowįor technical reasons, surfing with Tor is slower than in a normal browser because every request takes a detour. If you set the security level to 'Most secure', then JavaScript is completely switched off and the browser also blocks many image files. For example, if you change the security level to 'Secure', HTML5 videos can only be played via click-to-play and JavaScript is restricted. Nevertheless, the slider for 'Security level' is set to 'Standard', which you should change to block off even more browser features.

In addition, plug-ins such as Flash are disabled. history and cookies are not stored locally. Basically, you use the Tor browser in private mode, i.e. There you can see the not too restrictive basic settings. TOR Browser security settingsīefore you start surfing, you should switch to 'Security Settings' by clicking on the protective shield logo to the right of the address bar. After successful installation, the default Tor Browser opens. Run the EXE file, set the language to English (or whichever you prefer) and follow the installer.

The Tor browser package is very easy to set up. Everything is ready to go with a few clicks. You can just install the browser and run it. Tor Browser works without any type of manual configuration. Cookies and any personal information is deleted after you're done.

The browser part of this application implements a bunch of different privacy options included with Firefox which make it so that incognito browsing is always active. The application redirects all traffic through something called TOR, a network of routers placed across the planet which obfuscate your IP address. Tor Browser is the well-known dark web browser that's been developed as an open source project which makes browsing the web anonymously a reality.īased on the code by Mozilla as the browser component and The Onion Network as the component allowing for anonymous browsing, this application provides you with a free and easy way to access web sites without revealing any personal details or geographical information about your actual physical location.

Web browser that protects identity, avoids censorship and provides anonymous Internet browsing while hiding true IP address.

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