Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Explorer? (newbie question)

2013-07-13 Thread Gabrielle DiFonzo
I don't think I want to hook IE up to Tor. What I want to be able to do is open one, use it as usual, close it, then open the other. If I do that, what will happen? Is that even feasible? For example, if I use Tor, then I can't run any site that uses some kind of plug-in. If I wanted to view I

Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Explorer? (newbie question)

2013-07-13 Thread Scott MacLeod
While someone using IE reading this thread might want to switch to Tor Browser Bundle, and do so, I have a related, newby question: once having switched to Tor Browser Bundle, and, if one also wants to make browsing on one's smartphone secure with Tor, how does one do this? I've downloaded, for ex

Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Explorer? (newbie question)

2013-07-13 Thread Roger Dingledine
On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 08:39:15PM -0400, Roger Dingledine wrote: > It's great that there are so many new people learning about Tor these > days. But on the other hand, Tor (like security in general) is still > one of those things that takes some effort to learn about -- you have > to learn about a

Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Explorer? (newbie question)

2013-07-13 Thread Roger Dingledine
On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 08:09:04PM -0400, Gabrielle DiFonzo wrote: > Socks proxy? Firefox fork? Can somebody give me a glossary? It's great that there are so many new people learning about Tor these days. But on the other hand, Tor (like security in general) is still one of those things that takes

Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Explorer? (newbie question)

2013-07-13 Thread Gabrielle DiFonzo
Well, that sounds impractical because I'm running Windows 7. As for uninstalling or blocking Java, the last time I did that I couldn't play anything on Youtube. -Original Message- From: krishna e bera To: tor-talk Sent: Sat, Jul 13, 2013 2:25 pm Subject: Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affec

Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Explorer? (newbie question)

2013-07-13 Thread Gabrielle DiFonzo
Socks proxy? Firefox fork? Can somebody give me a glossary? -Original Message- From: Roger Dingledine To: tor-talk Sent: Sat, Jul 13, 2013 5:56 pm Subject: Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Explorer? (newbie question) On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 02:48:40PM -0700, Scott MacLeod wrot

Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Explorer? (newbie question)

2013-07-13 Thread Gabrielle DiFonzo
I'd love to see something like that, especially considering that I only heard about Tor this month. "Tor for Dummies" would be a good idea. -Original Message- From: jake.tar...@gmail.com To: tor-talk Sent: Sat, Jul 13, 2013 11:56 am Subject: Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Exp

Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Explorer? (newbie question)

2013-07-13 Thread Gabrielle DiFonzo
So it's like a parallel highway? But both highways still remain useable? See, what I want to do is use IE for frivolous fun stuff (Youtube, pop culture websites) and use Tor to research more serious topics. What would happen if I tried to do that? Also, which programs would need to be recon

[tor-talk] Using Mumble with Tor

2013-07-13 Thread David Huerta
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hey all, I've put together a guide on how to use Mumble (TCP only!) with Tor if anyone would find that sort of thing handy: http://huertanix.tumblr.com/post/55261352264/location-anonymous-voice-communication-a-step-by-step. Some stuff that's been poi

Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Explorer? (newbie question)

2013-07-13 Thread Gabrielle DiFonzo
So, what happens if I just download the Tor browser bundle? What is Tails? Give me a complete rundown. Thanks. -Original Message- From: mirimir To: tor-talk Sent: Sat, Jul 13, 2013 5:10 am Subject: Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Explorer? (newbie question) On 07/13/2013 08

Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Explorer? (newbie question)

2013-07-13 Thread Roger Dingledine
On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 02:48:40PM -0700, Scott MacLeod wrote: > How does Tor/Vidalia handle the issue of one's computer recording one's own > key strokes unbeknownst to the end user Not at all. Tor is a socks proxy, and Tor Browser Bundle is that plus a Firefox fork which, if you use it correctly

Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Explorer? (newbie question)

2013-07-13 Thread Scott MacLeod
How does Tor/Vidalia handle the issue of one's computer recording one's own key strokes unbeknownst to the end user, in IE, in comparison with the somewhat new Tor Browser, or the issue of software that can take over one's computer, such as the Dell computer help desk software was able to do to hel

Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Explorer? (newbie question)

2013-07-13 Thread Blibbet
Have any really simple and intuitive videos or articles been created you guys know of? Something like online anonymity for dummies? Here's a start: https://cryptoparty.org/wiki/The_CryptoParty_Handbook https://pressfreedomfoundation.org/whitepapers/encryption-works-how-protect-your-privacy-age

Re: [tor-talk] Tor 0.2.4.15-rc is out -- please test!

2013-07-13 Thread Roger Dingledine
On Wed, Jul 03, 2013 at 02:05:14PM -0400, Roger Dingledine wrote: > Tor 0.2.4.15-rc is the first release candidate for the Tor 0.2.4.x > series. It fixes a few smaller bugs, but generally appears stable. > Please test it and let us know whether it is! > > https://www.torproject.org/dist/ > > (Nex

Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Explorer? (newbie question)

2013-07-13 Thread jake.tar...@gmail.com
Awesome, thanks Andrew. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 13, 2013, at 12:39, and...@torproject.is wrote: > On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 11:46:29AM -0400, jake.tar...@gmail.com wrote 1.9K > bytes in 0 lines about: > : This is interesting, it seems a lot of people don't really grasp the core > concepts of

Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Explorer? (newbie question)

2013-07-13 Thread Charlie Belmer
Have any really simple and intuitive videos or articles been created you guys know of? Something like online anonymity for dummies? I think all the technical information is excellent, and really good for folks with more in depth knowledge of the internet and it's ecosystems. Unfortunately, I don't

Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Explorer? (newbie question)

2013-07-13 Thread krishna e bera
On 13-07-13 11:45 AM, cl34r wrote: > Honestly, do yourself a favour and use either Torbrowser or Tails. Its much > easier and much more secure. > > Best Regards, > cl34r > Indeed. Do not use Microsoft products at all if possible. The company shares vulnerability information with the US Govern

Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Explorer? (newbie question)

2013-07-13 Thread andrew
On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 11:46:29AM -0400, jake.tar...@gmail.com wrote 1.9K bytes in 0 lines about: : This is interesting, it seems a lot of people don't really grasp the core concepts of Tor. Someone should make a introductory video we can refer people too. It should have an explanation of pro

Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Explorer? (newbie question)

2013-07-13 Thread Seth Schoen
Gabrielle DiFonzo writes: > Okay. Now I'm officially confused. > > If I download Tor, can't I run it as a separate program from IE? Can I run > the two programs separately, like the proverbial ships in the night? > > Can someone tell me exactly what it means to configure Tor through IE? Can't

Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Explorer? (newbie question)

2013-07-13 Thread cl34r
Honestly, do yourself a favour and use either Torbrowser or Tails. Its much easier and much more secure. Best Regards, cl34r Gabrielle DiFonzo wrote: > >Okay. Now I'm officially confused. > >If I download Tor, can't I run it as a separate program from IE? Can I run the >two programs separ

Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Explorer? (newbie question)

2013-07-13 Thread jake.tar...@gmail.com
This is interesting, it seems a lot of people don't really grasp the core concepts of Tor. Someone should make a introductory video we can refer people too. It should have an explanation of proxies, and how Tor is vulnerable to "big brother" attacks. Would anyone be interested in doing this?

Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Explorer? (newbie question)

2013-07-13 Thread Buck Calabro
On 13 July 2013 04:07, Gabrielle wrote: > > Okay. Now I'm officially confused. > > If I download Tor, can't I run it as a separate program from IE? > Can I run the two programs separately, like the proverbial ships in the night? Unfortunately, yes you can. > Can someone tell me exactly what it me

Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Explorer? (newbie question)

2013-07-13 Thread jake.tar...@gmail.com
A Survey on the Security of Virtual Machines Info on browsers - based on Whonix Running Tor in a vm isn't totally secure, as some software can escape the vm into the host os, but that's more in-depth than most, if not all, newbies need. Honestly, the most direct route is to throw tails/whonix o

Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Explorer? (newbie question)

2013-07-13 Thread mirimir
On 07/13/2013 08:07 AM, Gabrielle DiFonzo wrote: > > Okay. Now I'm officially confused. > > If I download Tor, can't I run it as a separate program from IE? Can > I run the two programs separately, like the proverbial ships in the > night? Yes, Tor is a separate program. But it's more like a can

Re: [tor-talk] Will Tor affect Internet Explorer? (newbie question)

2013-07-13 Thread Gabrielle DiFonzo
Okay. Now I'm officially confused. If I download Tor, can't I run it as a separate program from IE? Can I run the two programs separately, like the proverbial ships in the night? Can someone tell me exactly what it means to configure Tor through IE? Can't I configure it by itself and continue