- The Tor project has launched a VPN application, focused on the protection of privacy and unlock censorship
- Tor VPN is an experimental VPN only from Android in Beta
- Tor is actively looking for testers to try it and inform errors, but warns that it is not yet ready for high risk use
The Tor project, known for its highly anonymous Tor Browser, has just expanded to VPN.
The company’s first Android VPN application is currently in Beta and is available on Google Play Store.
Nicknamed the VPN of Tor, the application seems to prioritize censorship and increase online privacy.
Tor is now actively looking for testers to try it and inform errors.
Although you can try, developers warn that the application is still in their early days and is not yet ready for high -risk use, which means that it cannot rival the best VPN suppliers.
How does the VPN Tor work?
The new VPN of Tor appeared on Google Play Store with little or no fanfare, and its main home on the Internet outside the list of that store is the Github repository of the project.
It is completely open code, which means that its code is public.
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According to the Play Store page, Tor VPN will offer privacy at the network level. Hides its real IP address, which is a basic feature offered by each virtual private network software (VPN), but uses the Tor network to protect against censorship and privacy threats.
The application also gives access to the divided tunnel, which means that you can choose which applications are cracked through the Tor network.
Each application that passes through Tor obtains its own IP, which means that strangers will not be able to connect their general activity online in multiple applications.
What is the difference between the VPN Tor and the browser?
The main difference between the Tor browser and the new Tor Android application is the way it is integrated with its device and routes traffic.
Tor browser It is essentially a personalized version of Firefox that only protects its activity from the browser. It forces all the traffic of its browser through the Tor Network, hiding its IP and encrypting its connections through at least three layers of encryption, while dividing requests into multiple relays (or nodes) of volunteering.
On the other hand, Tor VPN It works at the system level. It allows you to choose which applications send your traffic through the Tor Network. Each application can obtain its own unique “circuit” and IP, which makes it more difficult to link its activity in different services. Indeed, the VPN extends the anonymity of Tor beyond web navigation.
Under the hood, Tor VPN Beta is also based on a newer infrastructure. Use Arti, the next generation oxide implementation of the Tor project. This infrastructure is designed to be safer than the oldest c code that feeds the Tor browser.
The application also includes bonds incorporated as OBFS4 (disguises its traffic as random data) and snowflake (disguise your traffic as video call). These turn traffic into other types of data to avoid censorship.
The application is in beta, and could be risky
The Tor VPN application remains experimental, can filter information and is not ready for high -risk use.
The company warns: “If you face extreme surveillance risks, we recommend that you do not use VPN Beta.”
At the moment, it is more a test field, and the application is still clearly in your childhood. We will have to wait and see how the VPN signs of Tor develops and how it compares with the main VPN solutions.
