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Re: [tor-talk] TOR Browser safety practices
Hello,
Sorry for top posting, but I can’t help but to ask, since you seem overtly cautious about your security, why don’t you utilize a solution such as booting Tails from a USB key (Higher degree of confidence of anonymity and prevention of leakage) or use Tails in a VirtualBox VM? (High degree of confidence of anonymity and prevention of leakage). I know it’s not directly Tor Browser, but it’s Tor Browser integrated into an isolated bootable Operating System for your security.
https://tails.boum.org/
Thanks,
Conrad
> On May 24, 2019, at 10:28 AM, npdflr <npdflr@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> I would like to ask for some safe practices to maximize security while using TOR browser.
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> I understand some of the basics and have gone through the FAQ on pages https://support.torproject.org/#faq and https://2019.www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en
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> Here are some questions:
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> 1. Is downloading files safe via TOR Browser?
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> I got the follownig warning while downloading a PDF file:
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> "Tor Browser cannot display this file. You will need to open it with another application.
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> Some types of files can cause applications to connect to the Internet without using Tor.
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> To be safe, you should only open downloaded files while offline, or use a Tor Live CD such as Tails."
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> 2. Viewing insecure HTTP sites:
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> Any suggestion which insecure HTTP sites one can visit even if one gets the warning:
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> "HTTPS
> Everywhere noticed you were navigating to a non-HTTPS page, and tried
> to send you to the HTTPS version instead. The HTTPS version is
> unavailable. ........."
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> 3. Should one proceed when a website has an error like "invalid certificate error"?
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> 4. I am able to open ftp sites without using TLS (only ftp not ftps)
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> So, is it advisable to open sites having protocols such as ftp, smtp etc but are not wrapped inside TLS?
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> Thank you.
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