Tor new identity

New Identity is a Tor Browser feature if you want to prevent your subsequent browser activity from being linkable to what you were doing before. Selecting it will close all your open tabs and windows, clear all private information such as cookies and browsing history, and use New Tor circuits for all connections.

1. How do I get a new Tor identity?
2. What is Tor anonymizing?
3. How do I change my Tor Browser circuit?
4. Does Tor Browser change your IP address?

How do I get a new Tor identity?

Tor Browser will warn you that all activity and downloads will be stopped, so take this into account before clicking “New Identity”. To use this option, you just need to click on 'New Identity' in Tor Browser's toolbar.

What is Tor anonymizing?

Tor anonymizes web traffic with a special encryption technique originally developed by the US Navy to help protect American intelligence communications. Today, Tor is an open-source, privacy platform available to everyone. Though some countries — like China — have banned its use outright.

How do I change my Tor Browser circuit?

On Android, “When Tor Browser is running, you would see so in your device's notification panel after expanding it along with the button “NEW IDENTITY”. Tapping on this button will provide you with a new identity.”

Does Tor Browser change your 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.