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Why does TOR stream data when it’s not in use?
Hi,
I’m new to TOR. I’ve been using it for some weeks for online privacy.
I’ve installed TOR and Privoxy from the latest Windows Vidalia Bundle and configured my Internet Explorer 7 manually. Everything seems to work fine when I test my connection on such testing sites on the internet.
My question is: When I start Privoxy and TOR, my computer starts immediately to stream data over the internet. It mostly downloads, and sometimes it downloads 1MB of data each minute, or more, for a long while. It also sends data, but in a much lower rate. This seems to be strange, because I don’t have any active internet application running - and as soon as I shut down the TOR engine, the streaming stops. The reason for me looking at this as strange or suspicious is because sometimes this happens and sometime it doesn’t when I start the TOR engine. Sometimes I just need to shut it down and restart it, and after a new circuit is made, the connection is inactive unless I start to use internet application, such as browsing the web.
Why does this happen?
Is every TOR user a TOR Server or Exit Node as well?
Thanks in advance,
Greetings from Norway
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