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faq: expand uninstall section (fixes #24231)
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#! /usr/bin/wml | ||
<: use strict; :> | ||
<: use warnings; :> | ||
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#<!-- included by the download pages --> | ||
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<div class="warning"> | ||
<a name="warning"></a> | ||
<a name="Warning"></a> | ||
<h2><a class="anchor" href="#warning">Want Tor to really work?</a></h2> | ||
<p>You need to change some of your habits, as some things won't work exactly as | ||
you are used to.</p> | ||
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<ol> | ||
<li><b>Use Tor Browser</b> | ||
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<p> | ||
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Tor does not protect all of your computer's Internet traffic when you | ||
run it. Tor only protects your applications that are properly configured to | ||
send their Internet traffic through Tor. To avoid problems with Tor | ||
configuration, we strongly recommend you use the | ||
<a href="<page projects/torbrowser>">Tor Browser</a>. It is pre-configured to protect | ||
your privacy and anonymity on the web as long as you're browsing with Tor | ||
Browser itself. Almost any other web browser configuration is likely to be | ||
unsafe to use with Tor. | ||
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</p> | ||
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</li> | ||
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<li><b>Don't torrent over Tor</b> | ||
<p> | ||
Torrent file-sharing applications have been observed to ignore proxy | ||
settings and make direct connections even when they are told to use Tor. | ||
Even if your torrent application connects only through Tor, you will | ||
often send out your real IP address in the tracker GET request, | ||
because that's how torrents work. Not only do you <a | ||
href="https://blog.torproject.org/blog/bittorrent-over-tor-isnt-good-idea"> | ||
deanonymize your torrent traffic and your other simultaneous Tor web | ||
traffic</a> this way, you also slow down the entire Tor network for everyone else. | ||
</p> | ||
</li> | ||
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<li><b>Don't enable or install browser plugins</b> | ||
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<p> | ||
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Tor Browser will block browser plugins such as Flash, RealPlayer, | ||
Quicktime, and others: they can be manipulated into revealing your IP address. | ||
Similarly, we do not recommend installing additional addons or plugins into | ||
Tor Browser, as these may bypass Tor or otherwise harm your anonymity and | ||
privacy. | ||
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</p> | ||
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</li> | ||
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<li><b>Use HTTPS versions of websites</b> | ||
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<p> | ||
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Tor will encrypt your traffic | ||
<a href="<page about/overview>#thesolution">to and | ||
within the Tor network</a>, but the encryption of your traffic to the final | ||
destination website depends upon on that website. To help ensure private | ||
encryption to websites, Tor Browser includes <a | ||
href="https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere">HTTPS Everywhere</a> to force the | ||
use of HTTPS encryption with major websites that support it. However, you | ||
should still watch the browser URL bar to ensure that websites you provide | ||
sensitive information to display a | ||
<a href="https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Site%20Identity%20Button">blue or | ||
green URL bar button</a>, include <b>https://</b> in the URL, and display the | ||
proper expected name for the website. Also see EFF's interactive page | ||
explaining <a href="https://www.eff.org/pages/tor-and-https">how Tor | ||
and HTTPS relate</a>. | ||
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</p> | ||
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</li> | ||
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<li><b>Don't open documents downloaded through Tor while online</b> | ||
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<p> | ||
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Tor Browser will warn you before automatically opening documents that are | ||
handled by external applications. <b>DO NOT IGNORE THIS WARNING</b>. You | ||
should be very careful when downloading documents via Tor (especially DOC and | ||
PDF files, unless you use the PDF viewer that's built into Tor Browser) as | ||
these documents can contain Internet resources that will be downloaded outside | ||
of Tor by the application that opens them. This will reveal your non-Tor IP | ||
address. If you must work with DOC and/or PDF files, we strongly recommend | ||
either using a disconnected computer, | ||
downloading the free <a href="https://www.virtualbox.org/">VirtualBox</a> and | ||
using it with a <a href="http://virtualboxes.org/">virtual machine image</a> | ||
with networking disabled, or using <a href="https://tails.boum.org/">Tails</a>. | ||
Under no circumstances is it safe to use | ||
<a href="https://blog.torproject.org/blog/bittorrent-over-tor-isnt-good-idea">BitTorrent | ||
and Tor</a> together, however. | ||
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</p> | ||
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</li> | ||
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<li><b>Use bridges and/or find company</b> | ||
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<p> | ||
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Tor tries to prevent attackers from learning what destination websites you | ||
connect to. However, by default, it does not prevent somebody watching your Internet | ||
traffic from learning that you're using Tor. If this matters to you, you can | ||
reduce this risk by configuring Tor to use a <a href="<page docs/bridges>#PluggableTransports"> | ||
Pluggable Transport</a> rather than connecting directly to the public Tor network. | ||
Ultimately the best protection is a social approach: the more Tor | ||
users there are near you and the more | ||
<a href="<page about/torusers>">diverse</a> their interests, the less | ||
dangerous it will be that you are one of them. Convince other people to use | ||
Tor, too! | ||
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</p> | ||
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</li> | ||
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</ol> | ||
<br> | ||
<p> | ||
Be smart and learn more. Understand what Tor does and does not offer. | ||
This list of pitfalls isn't complete, and we need your | ||
help <a href="<page getinvolved/volunteer>#Documentation">identifying and documenting | ||
all the issues</a>. | ||
</p> | ||
</div> |