Torgeek
Tor Browser is anonymous in terms of hiding your location and browsing activity — but there are limits. Although they can't see your browsing activity or Tor encrypted data, your ISP can still see that you're using Tor.
- Can police track Tor?
- Will Tor hide my IP address?
- How do Tor users get caught?
- Can you get in trouble for using Tor?
- Can you be tracked on Tor without a VPN?
Can police track Tor?
There is no way to track live, encrypted VPN traffic.
Using the Tor browser could be suspicious to your ISP and, therefore, to the police. However, you're not going to get in trouble just because it looks a bit suspicious.
Will Tor hide my IP address?
Tor is a free software program that you load onto your computer (like a browser) that hides your IP address every time you send or request data on the Internet. The process is layered with heavy-duty encryption, which means your data is layered with privacy protection.
How do Tor users get caught?
There are ways that law enforcement and other agencies can track down users on the TOR network, such as traffic analysis, exploiting vulnerabilities in the TOR software, monitoring exit nodes and using Honeypot nodes.
Can you get in trouble for using Tor?
Using Tor to access and browse the dark web is not illegal*. You will, though, have to be cautious. Surfing the dark web might not be illegal. But visiting certain sites, or making certain purchases, through the dark web is illegal.
Can you be tracked on Tor without a VPN?
Mostly, but not entirely.
Tor's entry nodes can still see your real IP address, but this can be easily prevented by using Tor over a VPN. Using a VPN ensures that your IP address is hidden from all of the nodes.
