The technology can prevent governments from tracking people's online activity, allows those in restricted areas to by pass censorship, and makes it difficult for law enforcement to find those engaged in more nefarious activity. That's why journalists, activists, and cybercriminals all use Tor. Doing this can anonymize your internet presence by scrambling the details of your location and IP address. To protect your privacy, the browser funnels your internet traffic through a large network on volunteer-operated servers across the world. You can download the free app on Google Play (Opens in a new window) or through the group's website (Opens in a new window). 'For the past year, we've been working to reach the rising number of mobile users worldwide,' the Tor Project said in a tweet (Opens in a new window), so the app brings the privacy protections from the desktop version to Android devices. The Tor browser is now available on Android as an Alpha release. How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files.How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill.How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.

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This is handled within iOS and cannot be changed by Onion Browser. More information here. OCSP leak: Visiting EV “Green Bar” HTTPS sites may leak information that can be used to reveal the domain name of the website you are visiting.

(If you are using a VPN, the VPN IP address is revealed instead.) To defend against this, you may set Strict security mode in Host Settings, which will disable Javascript. This will reveal your real IP address to sites using these features. You should note there are a couple of security advisories on its website: WebRTC/Media leaks: Due to iOS limitations, WebRTC and media files leak outside of Tor and are routed over the normal internet. Naval Research Lab, Tor is a special network that helps people browse the internet with as much privacy as possible. Need a Tor browser on iOS? Onion Browser is the only iOS app recommended on the Tor Project’s website.

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