Re: [tor-talk] Using Tor Browser without Tor?

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On Thu, 6 Feb 2014 02:00:02 -0500
Soul Plane <soulplane11@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Is it ok to use the Tor Browser without Tor? I don't need Tor but I like
> the privacy features that the browser offers.

Yes you can. I use that way for transparent torifycation in Linux, 
manually restarting Browser and changing tor-circuits.

  1. Unpack TBB 3.5.X in separate dir.
  2. Delete tor-launcher:
  ~/TorBrowser/tor-browser_en-US/Data/Browser/profile.default/extensions/tor-launcher@...
  3. Start Tor Browser, type about:config in address bar, enter.
  4. Ignore warning "This might void your warranty!", 
     press the button "I'll be carefull, I promise!"
  5. Enter in searchfield: torproject
  6. Replace fields:
     extensions.torbutton.test_url https://check.torproject.org/?TorButton=true
     extensions.torbutton.test_url_interactive https://check.torproject.org/?lang=__LANG__
     extensions.torbutton.versioncheck_url https://check.torproject.org/RecommendedTBBVersions

   to
     
     extensions.torbutton.test_url about:blank
     extensions.torbutton.test_url_interactive https://check.torproject.org/?lang=__LANG__
     extensions.torbutton.versioncheck_url about:blank

  Don't forget to check new versions manually!

  7. Go to Tor button (green onion icon). Select preferences, check on: 
     "Transparent Torifycation (Requires Custom Transproxy or Torrouter)"

    For using Tor Browser without tor you don't need any of this 
    transparent helping tools.

Hope that helps!

  I believe, developers stay hold this feature to make Tor Browser independent from inner tor
 and to easy making transparent torifycation into system Tor-router.
    

> Recently I noticed that if the Tor Browser is used without Tor and is set
> to manual proxy, but there is no HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS proxy, name lookups will
> fail. I filed it as a bug here:
> 
> DNS lookup fails without proxy (TorBrowser without tor)
> https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10808
> 
> But it was closed as not a bug. If the Tor Browser is able to be used
> without Tor would you consider that a bug?
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