TOR on “smart devices”

1. 2018-07-12 at 2:27 AM UTC

   #1
   AFJ Houston
   A coworker and I randomly started talking about TOR after we heard someone mention it.
   I asked him what he uses (programs), but instead he pulls out his phone and says this is what I use, when I want to surf TOR or add some extra privacy.
   In terms of programs he had Orbot & tor browser.
   
   
   My question is...
   Isn’t it rather ill-advised to surf TOR on your smartphone or tablet?
2. 2018-07-12 at 2:28 AM UTC

   #2
   I Live In Your Crawlspace Secretly4 Space Nigga
   Just use incognito superspymode that way they don't know ur jacking off lol
3. 2018-07-12 at 3:26 AM UTC

   #3
   

   esbity African Astronaut

   Originally posted by AFJ A coworker and I randomly started talking about TOR after we heard someone mention it.
   I asked him what he uses (programs), but instead he pulls out his phone and says this is what I use, when I want to surf TOR or add some extra privacy.
   In terms of programs he had Orbot & tor browser.
   
   
   My question is…
   Isn’t it rather ill-advised to surf TOR on your smartphone or tablet?

   
   Is TOR even that popular anymore?
4. 2018-07-12 at 3:29 AM UTC

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   aldra JIDF Controlled Opposition
   if I remember right Orbot has had some major issues in the past
   
   I wouldn't rely on tor on android/ios for the simple reason that these devices leak so much data normally that there's no way to be certain all traffic is being routed correctly
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5. 2018-07-14 at 6:52 PM UTC

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   apt Tuskegee Airman
   The author of this post has returned to nothingness
6. 2018-07-14 at 9:57 PM UTC

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   joerell African Astronaut [twine our circinate supersymmetry]
   I tried Blue Stacks on a Windows computer as an emmulator for android apps to test using Tor...Orbot was erratic and everything over Android 5 was questionable. I wouldn't use my phone or tab for Tor.
7. 2018-07-15 at 8:49 PM UTC

   #7
   

   Grimace motherfucker [my enumerable hindi guideword]

   Originally posted by aldra if I remember right Orbot has had some major issues in the past
   
   I wouldn't rely on tor on android/ios for the simple reason that these devices leak so much data normally that there's no way to be certain all traffic is being routed correctly

   
   This. There is so much telemetry going on between Apple/Google servers, TOR cannot be considered a safeguard.
8. 2018-07-15 at 9:01 PM UTC

   #8
   The Self Taught Man Black Hole
   In a perfect world you should use only a Linux PC and a tails loaded usb drive and SOCKS.
   
   My personal "this is okay enough for my purposes" is windows and TOR browser. I would not use an andoroid device for even legitimate purposes.
   
   If I was in a country with stricter internet or privacy laws, I would not feel safe without using Linux, tails, and SOCKS.
9. 2018-07-16 at 12:23 AM UTC

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   esbity African Astronaut

   Originally posted by DietPiano In a perfect world you should use only a Linux PC and a tails loaded usb drive and SOCKS.
   
   My personal "this is okay enough for my purposes" is windows and TOR browser. I would not use an andoroid device for even legitimate purposes.
   
   If I was in a country with stricter internet or privacy laws, I would not feel safe without using Linux, tails, and SOCKS.

   
   It ALL depends on what you're doing and how you're doing it.
   
   Although Linix is the correct path.
10. 2018-07-22 at 3:09 AM UTC

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    Rivotril Houston
    I don't like Orbot at all and it used to sucks, in smartphones I just use PIA VPN and I'm ok with that. When I use TOR it's used along with VPN+TAILS.