If you seek utmost privacy when surfing the web, the Tor browser is your best bet. This free, open-source browser routes your traffic through multiple volunteer-run servers, scrambling your data and ...

Why it matters: If you're a fan of the anonymity that the Tor browser provides, here's some good news: an alpha version of the first official Tor mobile browser app has just launched. The Tor Project- ...

Platforms hope by combining, their reach can be expanded, and that the merger ‘will strengthen both organizations' ability to protect people worldwide from surveillance and censorship’. CISOs of ...

The Tor browser is a popular tool used by many people around the world to surf the internet anonymously and securely. It is mostly used by journalists, activists, and privacy-conscious people.

Essentials Week spotlights unexpected items that make our daily lives just a little bit better. Privacy and internet -- sounds like the beginning of a joke, right ...

“Tor” evokes an image of the dark web; a place to hire hitmen or buy drugs that, at this point, is overrun by feds trying to catch you in the act. The reality, however, is a lot more boring than that ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...