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Tor Traffic Leaks

Tor traffic leaks despite using a VPN, often due to applications using UDP

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Jan 13, 2026
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What technical misconfigurations commonly cause IP leaks when combining VPNs and Tor, and how can they be detected?

Combining a VPN with Tor can improve privacy but commonly misconfigured elements—UDP/DHT traffic, DNS and IPv6 handling, split‑tunneling or client app errors, WebRTC in browsers, and badly managed VPN...

Jan 15, 2026

What technical methods can link web searches across VPNs and browsers (browser fingerprinting, timing analysis)?

A set of well‑known technical methods can link searches and browsing sessions even when a user employs a VPN or switches browsers: browser/device fingerprinting (canvas/WebGL, fonts, plugins, user‑age...