Tor browser can now give privacy and evade censorship barriers

I am a great fan of the Tor browser – I use it when carrying out research and when added to a VPN, it gives me a high level of privacy – particularly useful when travelling or working away from the office.

Now the latest release includes functionality to assist in evading internet censorship:

Tor Browser now bypasses internet censorship automatically (bleepingcomputer.com)

It is interesting that the “onion project” and Tor browser has it’s origins with the U.S. Naval Research Lab.

Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles

Further Reading

Tor Project | Download

Question. When do you have to think about cyber security? Answer. Oh… – Octagon Technology

Tor Project | History

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