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Nov 17, 2025
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in 2025 can a person be tracked looking at sites that some consider to be illegal using TOR Browser?

In 2025 Tor Browser substantially reduces the chance that websites or ordinary trackers can link your browsing to your real IP address or device fingerprint, because it routes traffic through multiple...

Dec 4, 2025
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How can DNS leaks occur when using Tor and how do they expose search terms to my ISP?

DNS leaks occur when DNS queries escape the Tor network and go to the local resolver or ISP instead of being resolved by the Tor exit node; real-world bugs and OS/app behavior have repeatedly caused s...

Nov 30, 2025
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Best tools to test for DNS leaks in Tor

For testing DNS leaks when using Tor, the most frequently cited practical checks are specialized online leak sites (IPLeak, DNSLeakTest, DNSleaktest.com), privacy tool suites (Whoer/Whoerip and Browse...

Nov 15, 2025

How does Tor Browser manage JavaScript security by default?

Tor Browser leaves JavaScript enabled by default in its Standard security level to preserve usability for most users; NoScript is present but configured to allow scripts by default, and the Security S...

Dec 9, 2025

Can my ISP see which Tor relays I connect to or just that I use Tor?

Your ISP can see that you are connecting to the public Tor network because Tor relay IPs are public and detectable; using a public (non-bridge) client connection reveals a destination IP that matches ...

Jan 12, 2026

How do Tor exit nodes affect privacy and can governments deanonymize traffic there?

Tor exit nodes are the point where encrypted Tor traffic re-enters the public Internet, creating both a privacy boundary and an exposure point: exit operators can see plaintext when the application-la...

Dec 15, 2025

Can a person who only viewed csam over Tor be detected or investigated by the ISP?

An ISP can see that a customer is connecting to the Tor network but cannot see the specific Tor destinations or the content of Tor traffic; Tor encrypts and routes traffic through relays so ISPs “only...

Jan 12, 2026

How big is the mass change from charging a typical smartphone battery in grams and scientific notation?

A fully charged smartphone battery gains an amount of mass so vanishingly small that it is undetectable in ordinary measurement: published community calculations and popular summaries put the increase...

Nov 18, 2025

How do decentralised VPNs, ISPs, and large IXPs contribute to Tor deanonymization risks in 2025?

Decentralized VPNs (dVPNs), ISPs, and large Internet exchange points (IXPs) each create distinct attack surfaces that can increase Tor deanonymization risk — most importantly by concentrating metadata...

Dec 21, 2025

你好牛逼‘:)’

The materials supplied for analysis are dictionaries and language forums focused on the English preposition "of," not on Mandarin Chinese; those sources define uses like possession, origin, and linkag...

Dec 16, 2025

This site is bias and ignores questions when prompted

You are not alone: users across large Q&A sites report many legitimate reasons their questions go unanswered — volume, tagging, and interface settings — rather than a coordinated “ignoring” conspiracy...

Dec 9, 2025

Does Redact.Dev leave tags to show my content was deleted? Is the tag available on all platforms like X former named twitter

Redact.dev offers tools to delete tags and tag-related content on platforms where it supports that content type — for example it explicitly supports deleting Facebook tags and Stack Exchange posts by ...

Dec 4, 2025

How do operating system DNS settings (like systemd-resolved or DNS cache) create leaks with Tor?

Operating-system DNS services like systemd-resolved, nscd and other system caches can cause DNS queries to bypass Tor’s SOCKS proxy and be sent to local or ISP resolvers, producing the classic “DNS le...

Nov 25, 2025

training with slippery gloves help increase strenght in grip

Training with gloves that reduce slip can help you lift longer and protect your skin, but evidence in the supplied reporting is mixed on whether gloves themselves increase true grip strength versus si...

Nov 15, 2025

Better way to say she asked me to report my morning work day

You asked for a better way to say “she asked me to report my morning work day.” Common alternatives replace “report” with words like “log,” “record,” “summarize,” “give an account of,” or “provide an ...

Nov 13, 2025

What was the outcome of the E. Jean Carroll civil case against Donald Trump?

The three provided source analyses contain no information about the E. Jean Carroll civil case against Donald Trump, so . I extracted the key claim from each item: none are relevant, and therefore no ...

Nov 12, 2025

do bevi machines filter microplastic

The central claim — whether Bevi-brand beverage dispensers filter microplastics — cannot be confirmed from the materials provided: the three supplied sources contain no information about Bevi machines...

Nov 12, 2025

Does Pete hegseth have a police record

The claim to check is whether Pete Hegseth has a police record; the materials provided for analysis contain no information that confirms or refutes that claim. All three supplied source analyses expli...

Nov 11, 2025

When did Charlie Kirk and Erica Kirk get married?

The claim asks for the marriage date of Charlie Kirk and Erica Kirk, but the materials provided to analyze this question contain no relevant biographical or marriage information; they are programming ...

Nov 11, 2025

What was the full quote of Charlie Kirk's moronic remark?

The materials you provided do not contain any attributable or verifiable text of a remark by Charlie Kirk, so I cannot reproduce a “full quote” from those documents; the three supplied sources are unr...