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VPN and Tor usage

The use of VPNs and Tor for anonymity and their limitations

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Jan 15, 2026
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How do anonymizing tools like VPNs and Tor affect law enforcement's ability to find CSAM viewers?

Anonymizing tools such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and Tor materially complicate investigators’ ability to trace where child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is viewed, shared, or hosted by obscuri...

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...

Feb 2, 2026

Can DuckDuckGo's browser extensions and private search actually stop ISP-level tracking?

’s browser, extensions, and private search substantially reduce third-party tracking on pages and can encrypt connections where possible, but they do not and cannot fully stop "ISP-level" tracking on ...