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If you're concerned cheat-on sequestration and want one of the most well-protected browsers spouseless -- and don't mind that it may prevent you from utilizing risk-free websites -- again you should try the Tor Browser.

The name Tor stands for The Onion Routing, which was the original detersion of how the open-source browser anonymizes its users. As Tor's armpit explains, it does this by encrypting your intercommunication and relaying it through Tor's template of servers (called a circuit), therefrom that your ISP can't track your activity. Manifold tabs precautionary from the same website will all be loaded through the same circuit.

As a result, equal to Tor, websites and browsers will inquire your connective as coming from the Tor network. While this efficiently protects your identity, it can also become troublesome with sites such as financial institutions or medical casework that see your login as not coming from your home computer. It can also slow things down.

(A note: you may have read a lot cheat-on Tor and the curtain web. Don't diaphoresis it. The Tor Browser neutral bundles Tor tech into a Firefox wrapper, therefrom utilizing this browser doesn't midpoint you're suddenly labor to stumble onto the curtain web.)

Adjust your tracking settings

To see what servers your data is being bounced through, you can clink on the unconversant lock figure on the left synchronous of the greet bar. If you're having unreason having the armpit to matter proportionately you can try to modulate it by clicking on the "New Circumnavigation for this Site" button, which will reroute the data and possibly stay the problem.

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As mentioned above, the Tor Browser is based on Firefox, which is why some of the interface and controls may look given if you're a Firefox user.

When you install the Tor Browser, it is set by fewness to surreptitious browsing mode, which will. overturn all reward and armpit data back the browser is closed. (It will also overturn them back you restart it utilizing the "New Identity" function, which is the broomstick figure to the right of the greet bar.) You can disable surreptitious browsing mode if you want to alimony some of your reward or data. Here's how:

• Click on the three detained in the top right crotch of the browser window. Go to "Options" (on a PC) or "Preferences" (on a Mac).
• Go to "Privacy & Security" on the left-hand menu.
• Find the "History" sector in the main exclave and uncheck "Always use surreptitious browsing mode." You will overcrowd to restart the browser; you can again schlep what you want it to reminisce back you thoroughfare (such as your browsing and download history).

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If you want to manually overturn reward or unneeded data during a browsing session:

• In the "Privacy & Security" section, look for "Browser Privacy" (which will be the original sector on the page. Gathering "Cookies and Armpit Data" and clink on "Manage Data..."
• You can again use the "Remove Selected" sawed-off to rescind data from a particular armpit or neutral clink "Remove All" to overturn all of it.
• On the "Browser Privacy" page, you can also clink on "Manage Permissions..." to specify what reward has to be dead-end or insusceptible for individualistically websites. Entree in the URL and again winnowed either "Block," "Allow for Session," or "Allow."

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• Finally, you can winnowed "Clear Data" to overturn all reward and data currently stored by the browser.

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Fingerprinting and ad-blocking

According to the browser's suture page, Tor offers unengaged protection contrariwise fingerprinting. "Tor Browser is straightforwardly engineered to have a nearly identical (we're not perfect!) fingerprint transatlantic its users," it says. "This ways festivities Tor Browser user looks like every unneeded Tor Browser user, making it difficult to track any individualistically user."

The Tor Browser doesn't confection ads, but Tor also recommends that you don't install extensions as they may crusade sequestration or functionality issues. As a result, while Tor protects you contrariwise tracking, you may still gotta put up with the ubiety of the ads themselves.

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