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SHOULD you use vpn and tor? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by lemmingsareawesome@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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asking for the kind that vpn hides tor and not the other way

i have a framework with whonix in qubes using tor browser (real one i think not brave) and idk if im safe.

i want to use wifi in public (food places and schools) and be hard to spy on and not have anything blocked (videos are blocked). my home network is also phoning home because my family is using a google wireless access point (cant change it they dont like having internet down for more than 5 seconds)

would vpn and tor fix this? should i pick just one? or is there a better way? (all things have to be on device since you cant change someone elses network)

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[–] RheumatoidArthritis@mander.xyz 2 points 3 days ago

You should be good with just a VPN. Tor over VPN (not the other alway round!) makes sense if you want to hide your use of Tor from whoever is watching, and especially if you use Tor Browser for something you want to hide, the timing of when you open and close Tor Browser could be correlated with the thing you're doing. Overkill for just watching videos in privacy.