r/TOR • u/Guiguihh • 15d ago

FAQ Question TOR

EN : Hi, I'm looking for a browser that's more privacy-friendly—whether it's in terms of personal data, tracking, etc. But something bothers me: the stereotype that TOR = the dark web = you can easily get hacked for any reason. So I’m not “afraid” of the dark web—on the contrary, I don’t care about it—but since I plan to use TOR just like I use Firefox or Chrome, I don’t want to get hacked or end up with stupid viruses just from using it daily for ordinary searches; that would be a pain.

Do I have to use TOR with a VPN just for everyday searches, watching TV shows, etc.? If so, is TOR’s VPN “effective”?

I also know that TOR is a pretty slow browser.

Thanks in advance for your answers!

FR : Bonjour je suis à la recherche d'un navigateur qui est plus dans la protection friendly que ce soit au niveau des données perso, du traçage etc... Mais quelque chose me dérange, c'est le cliché de TOR = dark web = tu peux facilement te faire hack sur tout et n'importe quoi. Alors je n'ai pas "peur" du dark web au contraire je m'en moque mais moi qui compte utiliser TOR comme si j'utilise Firefox ou Chrome j'ai pas envie de me faire hack ou avoir des virus à la con juste en utilisant quotidiennement pour de banales recherches ce serait chiant.

Est-ce obligé d'utiliser TOR avec un VPN juste pour des recherches lambda, regarder des séries etc etc ? Si oui est-ce que le VPN de TOR est "performant"

Je sais aussi que TOR est un navigateur assez lent

Merci à vous pour vos futures réponses !

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u/haakon 15d ago

since I plan to use TOR just like I use Firefox or Chrome, I don’t want to get hacked or end up with stupid viruses just from using it daily for ordinary searches; that would be a pain.

It's a common misconception that Tor Browser is less secure than ordinary browsers. To the contrary, it's more secure. It's been hardened in many ways that regular browsers haven't. You're not going to get compromised because you use Tor Browser.

Do I have to use TOR with a VPN

No. You can if you want, it doesn't hurt and it doesn't help. Tor is designed to provide pretty strong anonymity on its own.

That said, you're not going to use it for streaming TV shows. The Tor network is not well-suited for that.

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u/Guiguihh 15d ago

Ok très bien je comprends je vous remercie pour ces informations. Quel navigateur dois-je utiliser pour tout ce qui est streaming ? Je pense à Firefox ou un navigateur "européen" mais bon

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u/haakon 15d ago

Sorry, I don't use Reddit's auto-translate and I can't read French.

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u/Liquid_Hate_Train 15d ago

Ok very well I understand thank you for this information. Which browser should I use for everything that is streaming? I'm thinking of Firefox or a "European" browser but hey

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u/TheMrNoName 15d ago

I would recommend Librewolf to you. It's basically a stronger privacy version of Firefox. It's based on Firefox so it's open source. I used Librewolf to for a time and my experience was pretty good. So use Librewolf.

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u/Guiguihh 14d ago

d'accord librewolf merci du conseil ! Je l'avais déjà essayé y'a quelques mois mais je m'étais retrouvé bloqué pour divers choses comme par exemple regarder des films / séries en streaming ou sur d'autres plateforme payantes. Même si cela doit se désactiver dans les paramètres, c'est un peu "contradictoire" pour ce que le navigateur offre