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Re: torbrowser
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Clément Lassieur |
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Re: torbrowser |
Date: |
Thu, 28 Dec 2023 12:56:05 +0100 |
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Hi,
On Thu, Dec 28 2023, Gottfried wrote:
> I saw that you offer "torbrowser" as a own package.
>
> Does that mean there is a new browser, and it is the torbrowser.
Yes, it is a new browser, the Tor Browser.
> What is then the difference between icecat working over the torbrowser and the
> torbrowser itself?
I guess you meant "icecat working over tor".
The difference is that a site can identify you based on your browser
settings easily if your browser is Icecat, whereas it's much harder if
it's Tor Browser. You can check https://coveryourtracks.eff.org to see
if browser settings make you unique.
(Also Tor Browser makes it easy to start the Tor network.)
> Is it so that in icecat I can install several add-ons, but in torbrowser no
> ones or only some? Is that the main difference.
You can install add-ons on both browser, although it's discouraged to do
so with Tor Browser because add-ons can increase your footprint and thus
reduce your online anonymity.
> Sorry, for asking basic questions.
> I prefer to ask instead of guessing.
No problem, feel free to ask anything.
Clément
- torbrowser, Gottfried, 2023/12/28
- Re: torbrowser,
Clément Lassieur <=