As an end user, I would not like to be spied upon or someone peeking inside my web-usage. We have many ways by which we can hide our traces, for example using a VPN tool or using Tor Browser bundle. Today I will be sharing about Tor project, and how you can set it up to hide your I.P. and surf without worrying about someone tracking your internet usage.
What is Tor and How to Setup Tor Browser?
Before you download Tor and start using it, let me share about history of this project. Tor is a browser software which let you browse internet anonymously, and to safe guard their privacy. It was developed with the U.S. Navy in mind, but later on it was available for everyone to use. Tor browser also become more famous after it become the safest way to browse Silkroad sites (Dark internet).
If you want to get the overview of Tor project, you can find it’s working and complete details over
here. Also, now lets look at the setting up part. Head over to
download page, and download the latest version of Tor browser bundle. It’s available for all major operating system, and here are screenshots from my Mac OS.