You SHOULD connect to Tor via a VPN, actually | 2023 Tor Overview
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In which I respond to @MentalOutlaw's "Stop Using Tor With VPNs" video that somebody shared with me, and also talk more about Tor security I guess... ❤️ Support my work on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/jonaharagon 📧 Follow my Newsletter: https://jonaharagon.substack.com This video is based on research from https://www.privacyguides.org/en/advanced/tor-overview/ and https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/clarify-tors-weaknesses-with-respect-to-observability/3676 Timestamps: 0:00 Hot take alert 0:08 Mental Outlaw video 0:50 About myself 2:01 Misconceptions about VPNs and Tor 3:48 Why you want to hide Tor from your ISP 4:41 Sidenote about “criminals” 6:08 Censorship circumvention 6:53 Tor bridge safety & historical analysis 7:50 Tor bridge safety examples 9:15 Tor bridge safety conclusion 10:17 Censorship circumvention conclusion 10:43 Tor usage by “criminals” + opsec note 11:06 Global Passive Adversaries 12:38 Investigations into your Tor usage 14:49 Advanced “Traffic Analysis” techniques 16:01 VPNs which log 17:21 What actually makes you stand out on a network 18:41 My real advice on how to connect to Tor 19:36 Common Misconception #1 “VPN = 4 hops!!!” 20:11 Common Misconception #2 “Permanent Entry Node” 20:49 Common Misconception #3 “VPN must be disabled” 21:39 How to use a VPN with Tor properly 22:58 Additional notes on Tor safety 24:25 Where you can learn more 24:33 Remember to subscribe :) 🏠 https://www.jonaharagon.com #tor #vpn #torproject #jonaharagon
    • sir_reginald@lemmy.worldEnglish
      37·
      1 year ago

      I know what Tor is and how to use it, thanks. I was just wondering what the video had to say about Tor + VPNs that hasn’t been said a million times. But I’m not watching video content.

      • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
        201·
        1 year ago

        It’s kind of weird to comment on a video saying you’re not going to watch the video but hey fair enough.

        Just for you here is the video transcript

        https://pastebin.com/ijpuwQZ7

        Apologies for the link, it was too large to fit in a post

        • Codex@lemmy.worldEnglish
          20·
          1 year ago

          Hey thanks for the text link but I can’t read all that! Is there an audio link to this transcript being read by the stolen AI likeness of Stephen Fry?

        • wildgingerEnglish
          10·
          1 year ago

          This is a lemmy post, with a link to a video. The comment is not on any video.

          • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
            61·
            1 year ago

            You’re correct. Let me amend my previous post.

            It’s weird to reply to a Lemmy post about a video, saying you’re not going to watch the video.

            • wildgingerEnglish
              16·
              1 year ago

              Is it? Its a pretty common forum comment, saying that they have no interest or capability to watch or listen to a video, and would rather the info was written down so they could read it.

              This is a normal request from digg, from reddit, here on lemmy, all over niche hobby forums…

              Text based website users usually want text based content. Not really weird.

                • wildgingerEnglish
                  5·
                  1 year ago

                  You tend to find text based site users wish they werent?

                  • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
                    5·
                    1 year ago

                    If people click on a video link, the discussion is typically about the video. Coming into the discussion about the video saying you’re refusing to watch the video is not productive in my mind. People who want to engage in the content of the video typically wish to have a productive conversation.

                    For people who wish to be text only, I respect that, and I understand that, that’s why I provided the previous parent a link to the transcript that is also available on the YouTube video.

      • Redoomed@lemm.eeEnglish
        8·
        1 year ago

        To add on to the video transcript that @[email protected] posted, here is Jonah’s post from the Privacy Guides forum that more or less summarizes the video: https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/clarify-tors-weaknesses-with-respect-to-observability/3676/14

        It also includes links to useful resources and noteworthy articles referenced in the video, like the case regarding the deanonymized Tor user and the Harvard network admins. You can also toggle dark mode on the forum website, which is useful for those using anti-fingerprinting browsers such as Tor Browser or Mullvad Browser.

        • sir_reginald@lemmy.worldEnglish
          10·
          1 year ago

          thanks, there were some bits there that I was not aware of. This is why the written form is superior to videos, I can quickly scan through the paragraphs searching for the information I want.