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VPN Misconfiguration

The incorrect use of VPNs to compromise Tor anonymity.

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Jan 31, 2026
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How does Tor protect search queries from my ISP and what are its limitations?

the destinations and contents of web requests from an Internet Service Provider by encrypting traffic and routing it through multiple volunteer relays, so the only that a device is talking to the Tor ...

Jan 6, 2026

What operational security mistakes on Tor most commonly lead to deanonymization and prosecution?

Operational security failures — not cryptographic weakness in Tor itself — are the single biggest pathway from “anonymous” to identified and prosecuted, with courts and researchers showing that user e...