“Tor” evokes an image of the dark web; a place to hire hitmen or buy drugs that, at this point, is overrun by feds trying to catch you in the act. The reality, however, is a lot more boring than that ...

Here's your beginner-friendly explainer on this privacy and security tool for online browsing, and how it works with VPNs. Rae Hodge was a senior editor at CNET. She led CNET's coverage of privacy and ...

You probably know about the digital anonymity service Tor, but for whatever reason you may not actually use it. Maybe between the nodes, traffic rerouting, and special onion URLs it seems too ...

The easiest way to use the digital anonymity service Tor is through the Tor Browser. You download and use it like a regular browser, and it covers your digital ...

Tor has announced improved encryption and security for the circuit traffic by replacing the old tor1 relay encryption algorithm with a new design called Counter Galois Onion (CGO). The Tor Project has ...

Curious about online anonymity, I ditched my usual browser and spent a week exclusively using the Tor Browser. While its privacy protections are impressive, I didn't expect how much it would change my ...

In Trump’s America, more and more people are turning to tools that allow them to use the internet privately. Here’s what happened when contributor Jen Rajchel tried Tor for the first time. Tor, short ...

Tor Infographics courtesy of https://www.torproject.org/ You are not anonymous on the Internet. Even if you practice safe surfing by keeping your name, credit card ...

Tor VPN is free to use but is still in beta and intended for testing purposes only. Don’t use it for high-stakes or privacy-critical work. Attila covers software, apps and services, with a focus on ...

After investigators of a child pornography ring were found to have compromised Internet anonymity service Tor in August, it was revealed Friday that the NSA, too, has its sights set on the network, ...