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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description: Tor is a free to use, decentralized network designed for using the
![Tor logo](tor.svg)
[**Tor**](../../tools/advanced/alternative-networks/_index.md#tor) is a free to use, decentralized network designed for using the internet with as much privacy as possible. If used properly, the network enables private and anonymous browsing and communications. Because Tor traffic is difficult to block and trace, Tor is an effective censorship circumvention tool.
[**Tor**](../../../tools/advanced/alternative-networks/_index.md#tor) is a free to use, decentralized network designed for using the internet with as much privacy as possible. If used properly, the network enables private and anonymous browsing and communications. Because Tor traffic is difficult to block and trace, Tor is an effective censorship circumvention tool.
[:material-movie-open-play-outline: Video: Why You Need Tor](https://www.privacyguides.org/videos/2025/03/02/why-you-need-tor)
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ Tor works by routing your internet traffic through volunteer-operated servers in
Before connecting to Tor, you should carefully consider what you're looking to accomplish by using Tor in the first place, and who you're trying to hide your network activity from.
If you live in a free country, are accessing mundane content via Tor, aren't worried about your ISP or local network administrators having the knowledge that you're using Tor, and want to help [destigmatize](https://2019.www.torproject.org/about/torusers.html.en) Tor usage, you can likely connect to Tor directly via standard means like [Tor Browser](../../tools/software/tor/_index.md) without worry.
If you live in a free country, are accessing mundane content via Tor, aren't worried about your ISP or local network administrators having the knowledge that you're using Tor, and want to help [destigmatize](https://2019.www.torproject.org/about/torusers.html.en) Tor usage, you can likely connect to Tor directly via standard means like [Tor Browser](../../../tools/software/tor/_index.md) without worry.
If you have the ability to access a trusted VPN provider and **any** of the following are true, you almost certainly should connect to Tor through a VPN:
- You already use a [trusted VPN provider](../../tools/services/vpn/_index.md)
- You already use a [trusted VPN provider](../../../tools/services/vpn/_index.md)
- Your threat model includes an adversary which is capable of extracting information from your ISP
- Your threat model includes your ISP itself as an adversary
- Your threat model includes local network administrators before your ISP as an adversary
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Because we already [generally recommend](../../basics/vpn-overview/_index.md) th
Connecting directly to Tor will make your connection stand out to any local network administrators or your ISP. Detecting and correlating this traffic [has been done](https://edition.cnn.com/2013/12/17/justice/massachusetts-harvard-hoax) in the past by network administrators to identify and deanonymize specific Tor users on their network. On the other hand, connecting to a VPN is almost always less suspicious, because commercial VPN providers are used by everyday consumers for a variety of mundane tasks like bypassing geo-restrictions, even in countries with heavy internet restrictions.
Therefore, you should make an effort to hide your IP address **before** connecting to the Tor network. You can do this by simply connecting to a VPN (through a client installed on your computer) and then accessing [Tor](../../tools/software/tor/_index.md) as normal (e.g., through Tor Browser). This creates a connection chain like so:
Therefore, you should make an effort to hide your IP address **before** connecting to the Tor network. You can do this by simply connecting to a VPN (through a client installed on your computer) and then accessing [Tor](../../../tools/software/tor/_index.md) as normal (e.g., through Tor Browser). This creates a connection chain like so:
- [x] You → VPN → Tor → Internet
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Those at risk of browser vulnerabilities should consider additional protections
"Clearnet services" are websites which you can access with any browser, like [privacyguides.org](https://www.privacyguides.org). Tor lets you connect to these websites anonymously by routing your traffic through a network comprised of thousands of volunteer-run servers called nodes (or relays).
Every time you [connect to Tor](../../tools/software/tor/_index.md), it will choose three nodes to build a path to the internet—this path is called a "circuit."
Every time you [connect to Tor](../../../tools/software/tor/_index.md), it will choose three nodes to build a path to the internet—this path is called a "circuit."
<figure markdown>
![Tor path showing your device connecting to an entry node, middle node, and exit node before reaching the destination website](tor-path.svg#only-light)
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ Though Tor does provide strong privacy guarantees, one must be aware that Tor is
If you wish to use Tor for browsing the web, we only recommend the **official** Tor Browser—it is designed to prevent fingerprinting.
- [Tor Browser :material-arrow-right-drop-circle:](../../tools/software/tor/_index.md#tor-browser)
- [Tor Browser :material-arrow-right-drop-circle:](../../../tools/software/tor/_index.md#tor-browser)
### Protections provided by bridges