![]() There are protocols and programs today on the internet that act in almost the same way as the above illustration. Metadata can reveal a lot even if the envelope itself isn’t opened and it can be likened to a situation where you know from the size and details on an envelope that you are getting a speeding ticket. The metadata of the delivery would include the size and weight of the envelope, and also the addresses of both the sender and the recipient. They won’t know what the content of the envelopes are. So all the post offices would have are lists of deliveries and the addresses. That way you know the content of your request won’t be seen by just anybody as the seals can’t be opened without being broken. To have a bit of privacy and protection, it would be wise to put your request in an envelope and seal it. The problem now is that you won’t have any form of privacy as everyone that plays a part in the delivery would know what you read and this is applicable to everyone who makes orders. The content of the postcard will express your desire to purchase a book you like and it will also have your address on it so the publisher knows where to send the book to. In this reality of no computers and internet, people read the hard copy of books obviously and those who would want to have the books delivered to them would look up the publisher’s address on the yellow pages, and send them a postcard. To explain how Tor works, we will make use of an instance in which the internet and computers are not in existence and people still have to post mails in order to communicate. Doing this will hide your browsing data even from the VPN company, hide your home IP address from the Tor entry node. ![]() To have better internet security and privacy, you should consider connecting to Tor through a VPN. The use of Tor is not a replacement for the use of a VPN as Tor only makes you browse anonymously and stay anonymous on other online services that you have selected and configured. Tor has various applications including browsing the dark web, hiding your IP address, and anonymously running a server. Currently, the number of Tor users stands at two million daily users and most of these numbers are from the United States, Germany, and Russia. Tor is also essential for use by law enforcement as it gives them room to carry out covert operations and online investigations. Some whistle blowing cases require very secure communications like the revelations of Edward Snowden. Tor is useful to journalists for instance, as they can have secure and anonymous communication without fear of getting into trouble with the government. You must have heard negative remarks about Tor from the press and government agencies, but it is not all bad as it has its good side too. ![]() Using the Tor browser is a great way to stay anonymous online and ensure you have privacy. Originally referred to as the onion router because of its onion-like traffic layers, Tor is a free network of servers or nodes whose function is to route internet traffic randomly between each other for obfuscation of the source of the data.
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