On Jul 11, 2013 11:41 PM, "cl34r" <an0n102...@riseup.net> wrote: > > On 07/11/2013 11:24 PM, Gabrielle DiFonzo wrote: >> >> Hi there, >> > Hi > >> I am currently running Windows 7 and my usual browser is Internet Explorer. If I download Tor, will I still be able to use Internet Explorer when I want to? > > You can configure Tor to with any browser. However, by doing this you are compromising anonymity. > >> Will continuing to use IE compromise my Tor privacy? > > Yes. The best solution is to download Torbrowser from the Torproject website, or Tails at https://tails.boum.org. Not only do either of these solutions work out of the box (in most cases), they also preserve anonymity. > >> Will Tor affect my other programs in any way? > > Not unless you configure them to use Tor.
Actually, to use Tor with IE, you have to set the system-wide proxy, which will affect the operating system and other applications. I don't know anyone who's ever looked at what will be sent through that, but I do know it will be a lot. (Windows update traffic for example) For this reason, and others, I would really recommend against using IE with Tor. _______________________________________________ tor-talk mailing list tor-talk@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
