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Deep packet inspection

A technique used by censors to identify and filter Tor-like traffic.

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Jan 18, 2026
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Does my ISP basically sit there and watch my traffic to see if I’m using TOR and then log it?

An Internet service provider can see that a subscriber is making encrypted connections to Tor nodes, and many ISPs routinely log connection metadata for network management or legal compliance . What I...

Jan 23, 2026

What legal and privacy risks do users face when using bridges or pluggable transports in heavily censored countries?

">Bridges and reduce the chance of being cut off from the open Internet by disguising traffic and hiding bridge IPs, but they do not eliminate legal exposure or surveillance risk: state censors retain...