Tor browser is the web browser that allows you to connect to the Tor network without leaving a trace, hiding your IP when you surf the Internet.
When you use a conventional browser like Chrome or Firefox, the websites you visit know your IP and therefore your physical location. And what is more, Internet providers can know the sites you visit. To avoid it, you can use a VPN service and thus camouflage your IP and browse any web portal without geographical restrictions.
Despite this, these VPN services are paid and the free versions limit bandwidth to a few GB or MB per month. Tor Browser, on the other hand, is totally free and gives you greater anonymity on the Internet. As a drawback, the Tor network is not impenetrable and browsing is slower than that offered by a VPN.
Security and anonymity in the network
Tor Browser is the browser that uses the Tor network to connect to the Internet. It is Red Tor (the onion router) it is nothing more than an anonymity network in which communications travel through a series of nodes in order to hide the identity of the users, encrypting web traffic and providing greater privacy and security in communications.
In that sense, Tor Browser is used to provide a greater anonymity, leaving almost no trace when browsing the internet. It is also used to enter the Deep web or “deep web”, whose content is not indexed by conventional search engines such as Google, Bing o DuckDuckGo.
Tor Browser should not be used for P2P file sharing, to enter your personal accounts of social networks or email, or to use search engines like Google, that store your personal information. This browser was not created for this purpose.
In a normal connection, your browser sends a request to the server, and this returns the requested IP, showing you the web portal you want to enter. Thus, the server you connect to knows your real IP and your physical location.
At the same time, when you use a VPN, the target web portal only knows the IP of the VPN server and not its real IP; Despite this, the company that offers the VPN service does know your IP, so if it is not trusted, your data could remain exposed.
Con Tor Browser, on the other hand, the traffic is encrypted and passes through a series of nodes, until in short it reaches the landing page. Thus, the web will not know your real IP, but the IP of the last node through which your communication passed to the network, thus granting you greater anonymity.
Undoubtedly, a very useful browser for activists, military, journalists and for anyone who wants to keep their communications private and secure.
Characteristics
- Provides anonymity to users while browsing the Internet.
- Navigation is slower
- Data encryption before shipment
- Enables access to the deep web or the dark web.
- Automatic decryption of data on the client side.
- Mozilla Firefox-based browser
- Visit blocked websites
- Avoid internet censorship imposed by countries
- Enables you to configure with proxy
- Bridges for countries where Tor is censored
- Different levels of security
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