02-07-2016, 07:27 PM
Tor has its weaknesses and downsides same as anything. For one thing, the exit node can see your traffic and if you are entering login details it can see that too. Do not use tor when accessing any financial network from paypal to ebay to anything sensitive. If you are visiting a site on the darknet then there is no exit node because its all on tor. An "exit" node is where you go from tor to clearnet. It can be used for that but not for important data. Another downside of tor is it may allow malicious scripts on your computer. Do not click anything you don't trust and keep javascript turned off
A vpn or proxy hides your identity. It has many of the downsides of tor in that they can see your traffic and could steal your info if they wish. It is good in that the sites which block tor will usually not block your vpn. Another downside is many proxies and vpn's keep logs of activity to stop spammers and scammers and the usa injustice dept can order them to turn it over. Tor does not have that vulnerability. If using a vpn look for one in another country which makes it much harder. Avoid england and any country with too close ties to usa. Look for one that promises not to keep logs.
Using a vpn with tor has good and bad points. The good is that if using vpn first, your isp does not know you are using tor. If they block it that is your only option to use tor. Or find a better isp.
The downside is the vpn sees your traffic as well as the tor exit node if you are visiting clearnet.
A third option is to chain proxies or use them with a vpn. With a chain, they only see the last proxy and if obama's henchmen want to arrest you and try to get the logs from that proxy, they only see the proxy or vpn you used before it. They then have to go through the same process to get the data and by then the info is stale and logs have usually been deleted. If they only keep logs for a day that should be a cold trail and obama does not get another scalp in his war on drugs.
A vpn or proxy hides your identity. It has many of the downsides of tor in that they can see your traffic and could steal your info if they wish. It is good in that the sites which block tor will usually not block your vpn. Another downside is many proxies and vpn's keep logs of activity to stop spammers and scammers and the usa injustice dept can order them to turn it over. Tor does not have that vulnerability. If using a vpn look for one in another country which makes it much harder. Avoid england and any country with too close ties to usa. Look for one that promises not to keep logs.
Using a vpn with tor has good and bad points. The good is that if using vpn first, your isp does not know you are using tor. If they block it that is your only option to use tor. Or find a better isp.
The downside is the vpn sees your traffic as well as the tor exit node if you are visiting clearnet. A third option is to chain proxies or use them with a vpn. With a chain, they only see the last proxy and if obama's henchmen want to arrest you and try to get the logs from that proxy, they only see the proxy or vpn you used before it. They then have to go through the same process to get the data and by then the info is stale and logs have usually been deleted. If they only keep logs for a day that should be a cold trail and obama does not get another scalp in his war on drugs.