Tor Browser 9.5

#1

Post by ASVVVAD » Tue, Jun 02, 2020, 4:25 PM UTC

Tor Browser 9.5
blog.torproject.org

Re: Tor Browser 9.5

#2

Post by yasoob » Tue, Jun 02, 2020, 4:41 PM UTC

Gives me a "You are not authorized to access this page." response :/

Edit: nvm it is working now.

Re: Tor Browser 9.5

#3

Post by coronadisaster » Tue, Jun 02, 2020, 4:42 PM UTC

yasoob wrote: post #2

Gives me a "You are not authorized to access this page." response :/ Edit: nvm it is working now.

same for me: Gives me a "You are not authorized to access this page." response :/

but you might start to get downvoted on HN when this gets fixed

Re: Tor Browser 9.5

#4

Post by egeozcan » Tue, Jun 02, 2020, 4:44 PM UTC

yasoob wrote: post #2

Gives me a "You are not authorized to access this page." response :/ Edit: nvm it is working now.

Seems to be completely random behavior. Try refreshing 2-3 times.

Re: Tor Browser 9.5

#5

Post by markshepard » Tue, Jun 02, 2020, 4:46 PM UTC

coronadisaster wrote: post #3

yasoob wrote: post #2

Gives me a "You are not authorized to access this page." response :/ Edit: nvm it is working now.

same for me: Gives me a "You are not authorized to access this page." response :/ but you might start to get downvoted on HN when this gets fixed

It is working now.

Re: Tor Browser 9.5

#6

Post by boogies » Tue, Jun 02, 2020, 4:47 PM UTC

yasoob wrote: post #2

Gives me a "You are not authorized to access this page." response :/ Edit: nvm it is working now.

Worked first time for me.

Automatic detection of onion versions of sites sounds great.

Edit: refreshed once, still worked. Refreshed again, "You are not authorized to access this page. " Refreshed a third time, worked again.

Re: Tor Browser 9.5

#7

Post by SparkyMcUnicorn » Tue, Jun 02, 2020, 4:49 PM UTC

"Onion Location" and "Onion Names" are very welcomed improvements.

Not having memorable names makes it tough for people that use a non-persistent OS for Tor. I'm all for creating more accessible URLs.

Re: Tor Browser 9.5

#8

Post by m-p-3 » Tue, Jun 02, 2020, 4:51 PM UTC

That will make discovery of hidden services much easier, this is great!

Re: Tor Browser 9.5

#9

Post by elliekelly » Tue, Jun 02, 2020, 4:51 PM UTC

I downloaded the Tor Browser a decade ago, maybe even longer, in an effort to be privacy conscious. I used it here and there but I never made the switch to using Tor by default. Some time later I remember reading the US government was tracking people, or had a list of everyone, who had simply downloaded Tor. I also vaguely remember reading about how using Tor could potentially expose you to legal risks because of the way the information hops between user computers. I don't really know much about networking or the nitty gritty of how Tor works so I uninstalled it.

I don't know if any of that was true and even if it was I'm sure a lot has changed with how Tor handles privacy and directs traffic. Are there any good resources for average Joe internet users to read about how the browser works so I can better understand the risks/rewards?

Re: Tor Browser 9.5

#10

Post by MintelIE » Tue, Jun 02, 2020, 4:54 PM UTC

I use Tor Browser for most of my day to day browsing to foil all the non-governmental corporate botnet spying. Of course I’m under no illusions that it secures you against the government. But I don’t do anything naughty so I’m not worried.