![]() ![]() Should you use Tor for Android Torrents? Pro/Con Everyone from regular Joe’s to professional hackers to cryptocurrency traders has found use for Tor’s awesome privacy. It has since been embraced by privacy-enthusiasts worldwide. It was originally conceived to provide extreme privacy for political activists and journalists in non-democratic regions of the world where speaking out against the government could mean imprisonment (or worse). ![]() This layering of encryption is why Tor is often referred to as the ‘Onion Network.’ When you connect to the Tor network, your traffic will be routed through a series of randomly chosen nodes, and encrypted in each layer (between nodes). The Tor network The Tor network is really just a collection of encrypted proxy servers located all over the world. ![]() Using Orbot’s ‘VPN Mode’ to route BitTorrent inside the Tor tunnel.How to install Orbot (Tor app for Android).The pros and cons of routing torrents over Tor.If that doesn’t deter you, read on fearless one. Just be aware that there are some clear downsides to clogging the Tor network for torrents. Now there are definitely some trade-offs to using Tor rather than a VPN (the better solution), but it’s totally free. Tor is an incredibly powerful privacy tool, and thanks to Orbot’s android app, it’s incredibly easy to use for torrenting on your Android device. ![]()
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