f9ofwt on Nostr: I do not have any affiliation with the Tor Project. Im just also exploring options ...
I do not have any affiliation with the Tor Project. Im just also exploring options for better privacy.
Lot's of the points in that atricle are fair, but probebly exaggerated. Tor as a protocol is not perfect, but VPN's are not a alternative and using them in combination does make even less sense.
When talking about using a VPN without Tor. The question is who to trust, your ISP or a VPN company. But when using Tor with a VPN it does not provide any direct benifit.
Another alternative to look at is the Invisible Internet Project or i2p. It's very different than both Tor and a VPN. But probebly even more private, because it does not use the existing ip address system. You can't access the rest of the internet while connecting to i2p.
Lot's of the points in that atricle are fair, but probebly exaggerated. Tor as a protocol is not perfect, but VPN's are not a alternative and using them in combination does make even less sense.
When talking about using a VPN without Tor. The question is who to trust, your ISP or a VPN company. But when using Tor with a VPN it does not provide any direct benifit.
Another alternative to look at is the Invisible Internet Project or i2p. It's very different than both Tor and a VPN. But probebly even more private, because it does not use the existing ip address system. You can't access the rest of the internet while connecting to i2p.