Easy when you
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Intrigued by a new Android app for staying anonymous online, Robert Irvine tries to…
Browse privately with Tor’s VPN
“Take two bottles into the shower? Not me,” scoffed the woman in the old Vidal Sassoon advert (www.snipca.com/56453). She just wanted to wash her hair and go, without spending time on shampoo and conditioner.
Similarly, I seldom use Tor Browser and a VPN to access the web privately. Because they both encrypt your data and hide your IP address, combining them seems like overkill. It also slows your internet connection by routing it through two different networks. Even Tor says: “Generally speaking, we don’t recommend using a VPN with Tor unless you’re an advanced user” (www.snipca.com/56454).