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
    382·
    7 months 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
      21·
      7 months 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
        21·
        7 months 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?

        • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
          6·
          7 months 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.

          • wildginger@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
            16·
            7 months 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.

                • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
                  5·
                  7 months 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.

                  • wildginger@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
                    7·
                    7 months ago

                    But, again, not a video? You click on the post link, which opens the post and comments. The title says nothing about video either. I didnt know it was a video until after opening the post.

                    People who are using a text site, who want to engage with your posts title’s implied topic of discussion, are just a bit expecting the text site to have more text to read.

                    Kinda hard to engage with a video you cant watch, when the post implied a topic of discussion you wanted to read about, no?

                    I dunno man youre just acting real shocked and surprised that the people at the chinese restaurant expected noodles and rice, and are giving you side eyes for offering them street tacos. Im not saying the tacos arent good tacos.

    • RedoomedEnglish
      8·
      7 months ago

      To add on to the video transcript that @jet@hackertalks.com 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·
        7 months 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.