Like many others, I simply saved this to hard drive and ran it from there. The default no-script settings can send some Web sites haywire!Īlthough the bundle was designed to run on a Flash drive, that needn't be the case.
If you get this message in big green letters, Tor's running fine! The Tor IM Browser Bundle additionally allows instant messaging and chat over Tor.īefore I continue, the Web site offers a caveat that LJ readers probably will find more important than most: "Note that the Firefox in our bundles is modified from the default Firefox we're currently working with Mozilla to see if they want us to change the name to make this clearer".Įxtending your options greatly, the Vidalia Control Panel is a great tool when using Tor. It can run off a USB Flash drive, comes with a pre-configured Web browser and is self-contained.
The Tor Browser Bundle lets you use Tor on Windows, Mac OS X or Linux without needing to install any software. This is where the Tor Browser Bundle comes to the rescue: Even if you're a pretty advanced user, there's still a good chance of something going wrong somewhere, delaying your chance to jump on-line securely. However, in standard form, Tor is a rather cumbersome beast, with all sorts of background process dæmons, complex configuration files, startup services and so on. The Tor software protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world: it prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you visit, it prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical location, and it lets you access sites that are blocked. But to recap, the Tor Web site sums it up nicely: Tor has become increasingly famous/infamous in the past few months due to its use by Web sites like WikiLeaks, as well as its crucial role in getting information out to the world during the recent Egyptian revolution.įor those unfamiliar with Tor, LJ has covered it before-see Kyle Rankin's article "Browse the Web without a Trace" in the January 2008 issue and my New Projects column in the April 2010 issue. It seemed so important that I instantly gave it top billing for this month's column.
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