What is Tor?
Tor is free software and an open network that helps
you defend against a form of network surveillance that
threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business
activities and relationships, and state security known as traffic analysis
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Why Anonymity Matters
Tor protects you by bouncing your communications around a
distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around
the world: it prevents somebody watching your Internet
connection from learning what sites you visit, and it prevents
the sites you visit from learning your physical location.
Tor works with many of your existing applications, including
web browsers, instant messaging clients, remote login, and
other applications based on the TCP protocol.
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Who Uses Tor?
Family & Friends
People like you and your family use Tor to protect themselves, their children, and their dignity while using the Internet.
Businesses
Businesses use Tor to research competition, keep business strategies confidential, and facilitate internal accountability.
Activists
Activists use Tor to anonymously report abuses from danger zones. Whistleblowers use Tor to safely report on corruption.
Media
Journalists and the media use Tor to protect their research and sources online.
Military & Law Enforcement
Militaries and law enforcement use Tor to protect their communications, investigations, and intelligence gathering online.
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