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>Tor can make you stand out just by mere use of it That's always a concern with obfuscation networks. But that concern decreases with the number of other users
by cowtools 4y ago
>Tor can make you stand out just by mere use of it
That's always a concern with obfuscation networks. But that concern decreases with the number of other users on the network. The more that people start to use Tor, the more it becomes socially excusable and the more the anonymity set grows.
Traffic goes in, traffic goes out. Few can connect the dots.
>Also you could hide in plain sight by using Safari on iOS with a generic mobile Internet IP
No, you really can't. There's no browser (other than Tor Browser) that I know of that takes sufficient anti-fingerprinting measures. Using safari/ios to "hide in plain sight" is a lot like trying to hide in a crowd in front of a security camera with a unique QR code tattooed to your forehead.
- night-rider 4y agoYou could also disable JS in Safari but with the caveat you would stand out among the masses who have it enabled. However like you said, the more people that disable JS in Safari, the easier it is to blend in, but we’re far away from that happening. As regards unique fingerprints, no JS mitigates things like canvas fingerprinting and other factors like time zone, battery charge level etc