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You SHOULD connect to Tor via a VPN, actually | 2023 Tor Overview
yewtu.beIn which I respond to @MentalOutlaw's "Stop Using Tor With VPNs" video that somebody shared with me, and also talk more about Tor security I guess...
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This video is based on research from https://www.privacyguides.org/en/advanced/tor-overview/ and https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/clarify-tors-weaknesses-with-respect-to-observability/3676
Timestamps:
0:00 Hot take alert
0:08 Mental Outlaw video
0:50 About myself
2:01 Misconceptions about VPNs and Tor
3:48 Why you want to hide Tor from your ISP
4:41 Sidenote about “criminals”
6:08 Censorship circumvention
6:53 Tor bridge safety & historical analysis
7:50 Tor bridge safety examples
9:15 Tor bridge safety conclusion
10:17 Censorship circumvention conclusion
10:43 Tor usage by “criminals” + opsec note
11:06 Global Passive Adversaries
12:38 Investigations into your Tor usage
14:49 Advanced “Traffic Analysis” techniques
16:01 VPNs which log
17:21 What actually makes you stand out on a network
18:41 My real advice on how to connect to Tor
19:36 Common Misconception #1 “VPN = 4 hops!!!”
20:11 Common Misconception #2 “Permanent Entry Node”
20:49 Common Misconception #3 “VPN must be disabled”
21:39 How to use a VPN with Tor properly
22:58 Additional notes on Tor safety
24:25 Where you can learn more
24:33 Remember to subscribe :)
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Write an article.
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/tor/
They did
I know what Tor is and how to use it, thanks. I was just wondering what the video had to say about Tor + VPNs that hasn’t been said a million times. But I’m not watching video content.
It’s kind of weird to comment on a video saying you’re not going to watch the video but hey fair enough.
Just for you here is the video transcript
https://pastebin.com/ijpuwQZ7
Apologies for the link, it was too large to fit in a post
Hey thanks for the text link but I can’t read all that! Is there an audio link to this transcript being read by the stolen AI likeness of Stephen Fry?
I don’t have the attention span. Could someone link a TikTok?
This is a lemmy post, with a link to a video. The comment is not on any video.
You’re correct. Let me amend my previous post.
It’s weird to reply to a Lemmy post about a video, saying you’re not going to watch the video.
Is it? Its a pretty common forum comment, saying that they have no interest or capability to watch or listen to a video, and would rather the info was written down so they could read it.
This is a normal request from digg, from reddit, here on lemmy, all over niche hobby forums…
Text based website users usually want text based content. Not really weird.
Our experiences differ
You tend to find text based site users wish they werent?
To add on to the video transcript that @[email protected] posted, here is Jonah’s post from the Privacy Guides forum that more or less summarizes the video: https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/clarify-tors-weaknesses-with-respect-to-observability/3676/14
It also includes links to useful resources and noteworthy articles referenced in the video, like the case regarding the deanonymized Tor user and the Harvard network admins. You can also toggle dark mode on the forum website, which is useful for those using anti-fingerprinting browsers such as Tor Browser or Mullvad Browser.
thanks, there were some bits there that I was not aware of. This is why the written form is superior to videos, I can quickly scan through the paragraphs searching for the information I want.
But written is less easily monetizable and requires more attention.
They did