How does youtube for example know I am using Tor? [duplicate]

1. Can YouTube track Tor?
2. How does YouTube know where I am?
3. Can you be identified by using Tor?
4. How are Tor users tracked?
5. Can you get flagged for using Tor?
6. Can I be anonymous on YouTube?
7. Can YouTube detect VPN?
8. How do I stop YouTube from knowing my location?
9. Does YouTube collect your IP address?
10. Does Tor block YouTube ads?
11. Can you get in trouble for using Tor?
12. Can the FBI see Tor?
13. Which countries have blocked Tor?
14. Does Tor hide device ID?

Can YouTube track Tor?

If you are watching youtube videos while using the Tor browser you most likely have knowingly installed/enabled javascript or other plug-ins (not enabled by default in Tor) and your IP information is leaking from there. Tor is not magic, and it can't protect a user from their own stupidity.

How does YouTube know where I am?

IP Address Tracking

Investigative authorities can use the IP address associated with a YouTube account, or a YouTube video, to pinpoint your exact location, as well as your Internet service provider.

Can you be identified by using Tor?

Although they can't see your browsing activity or Tor encrypted data, your ISP can still see that you're using Tor. You can also be identified if you log in to an online account or provide details to a website while using Tor.

How are Tor users tracked?

So while the Tor Project doesn't receive your IP address, they have requested IP address tracking at some nodes. These nodes convert addresses to countries and then upload the country information to the Tor Project. In order to do this, the nodes must collect information about you -- that's tracking.

Can you get flagged for using Tor?

Tor is perfectly legal in most Western countries. It only becomes illegal when you use it to access sites to trade in illegal materials. Though, you can still get flagged for dodgy activity if someone like your ISP spots you using it.

Can I be anonymous on YouTube?

The first way to browse YouTube anonymously is to create a throwaway account. A throwaway account is an account you use solely for YouTube, and you don't input any personal information. This way, there's no connection between your real identity and your YouTube activity.

Can YouTube detect VPN?

YouTube TV can detect and block VPNs, so your VPN may not be able to unblock YouTube TV's location restrictions. YouTube may have improved its geo-blocks, so even if your VPN used to be able to unblock YouTube TV, it might now be blocked.

How do I stop YouTube from knowing my location?

Tap on your profile picture in the top right corner of the screen. In the menu, select Your data in YouTube. Under the YouTube controls section, tap on Manage your YouTube Watch History. Tap the Controls header and tap the Turn Off button.

Does YouTube collect your IP address?

Yes. YouTube is product of Alphabet Inc. and just like Google, Gmail and other products, YouTube also track your IP address. Yes, they do know the IP address of your device, which sends a request on your behalf to the youtube servers.

Does Tor block YouTube ads?

Fingerprinting and ad-blocking

“This means each Tor Browser user looks like every other Tor Browser user, making it difficult to track any individual user.” The Tor Browser doesn't block ads, but Tor also recommends that you don't install extensions as they may cause privacy or functionality issues.

Can you get in trouble for using Tor?

Tor is legal in the US. You won't likely get in trouble just because you use the Tor browser. However, Tor is not a lawless domain, so you can't use this browser for illegal activities. If you use Tor for buying drugs or weapons, you are held responsible against the law.

Can the FBI see Tor?

According to Tech Times: The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) can still spy on users who use the Tor browser to remain anonymous on the web.

Which countries have blocked Tor?

Its answer is Connection Assist, which will automatically apply the bridge configuration that should work best in a user's specific location. Countries that have blocked the Tor Network include China, Russia, Belarus and Turkmenistan.

Does Tor hide device ID?

The Tor browser is able to disguise your identity online by moving your traffic across different Tor servers. As your traffic runs through these other computer servers, the data is encrypted so that nobody will be able to track your movements. Tor has layers of privacy similar to the layers of an onion, hence its name.