Tor gets a lot right when it comes to browsing freedom and security, but it’s not as user-friendly or convenient as you’d ...

Tor Project faces backlash after removing OS spoofing, raising concerns about privacy, transparency, and trust among its ...

Tor protects your identity online—namely your IP address—by encrypting your traffic in at least three layers and bouncing it through a chain of three volunteer computers chosen among thousands ...

Tor is embraced by privacy aficionados for its reliable encryption and its history of covering users' internet tracks. At first glance, the terminology around Tor can seem intimidating and alien.

Before hitting the open Internet, the Tor Browser will connect to several different relays, wiping its tracks each step of the way, making it difficult to figure out where, and who, you really are.

Tor and VPNs both beef up your privacy through different methods. Learn how they work and which you should use. Moe enjoys making technical content digestible and fun. As a writer and editor for ...

The latest version of the Tor browser, 11.5, which was released last week, introduces new features to automatically try to help people circumvent censorship based on their location.

Why using a VPN and Tor together can put your anonymity at risk Many users hope to achieve double security by combining VPN and Tor, but this approach actually introduces new risks. The VPN ...

The name Tor stands for The Onion Routing, which was the original description of how the open-source browser anonymizes its users. As Tor’s site explains, it does this by encrypting your ...

The recent takedown of Silk Road —a Tor-protected website that arranged $1.2 billion in sales of heroin, cocaine, and other illicit goods and services—has only ramped up concern that there ...

Tor.com celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, and its creative director explains how it went from a website to full-fledged science fiction publishing imprint. It celebrated the milestone ...