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Tor Project and Mullvad release Mullvad Browser, "Tor Browser without the Tor Network" a privacy browser for VPN users (blog.torproject.org)

submitted 2 years ago by cypherpunks@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Also, isn't Tor still funded by the US govt? I feel like of you wanted a honeypot, there is no better option than Tor which is already under your wing.

The reality is that there is NO completely anonymous network or proxy that can be 100% trusted. None. Because you have zero ways of independently verifying any of them. You're better off, especially if you're political dissident, using a network that might be/probably under surveillance from a country that aligns most with your ideology (Chinese networks if you're a communist trying to push for communism in the West, for example). It's a shame for us that it's actually really hard to get access to a Chinese run VPN in the West. Don't use a US-developed privacy network if you know the US is not going to like what you send on it is what I'm saying.

[–] drascus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I think you are making more of a political and philosophical argument than a technical one. The project for tor browser and associated technologies is a 501c3 nonprofit. It's technology is open source and can be independently reviewed by third parties. Control of the network and it's technology is distributed and is not controlled by any single government or entity. It's not a perfect solution but it's better in certain contexts than other options. It just depends on your use case but the torproject is not doing anything "wrong" they are not a shill for a particular government.