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by dineshp2 3630 days ago
> Can't be sure, of course, but I would not feel comfortable with using TOR for anything sensitive anymore.

Out of curiosity, what alternative(s) would you use?

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Not the parent poster and no expert, but I'd probably buy a cheap random notebook from the store with cash and use it in free WiFis. Make sure to spoof your MAC address.

I mainly used Tor if I was on a dubious WiFi and was afraid someone was snooping on me - note that due to insecure exit notes you have the same problem there, too - or when something was blocked. But at least your employer doesn't see you use Facebook ;-)

Nowadays I use a server I rented in a different country as a SOCKS proxy which works well.

If you want to be anonymous towards the sure your accessing, I don't know of a good alternative. But many sites block Tor anyway now because people use it for spam or harassment.

Just a crazy idea, but if my safety needs were really high, I'd try to 1) buy botnet nodes and use them as a proxy or 2) build a ultra-low-energy Wi-Fi capable system (saw something commercial on HN the other day, forgot the name), set it up as a proxy, and throw it with a battery near a free Wi-Fi (coffee shop etc.).

Here is what the REALLY paranoid can do:

-) Rent a small virtual server overseas, payable by bitcoin

-) Make sure to only pay with bitcoins acquired anonymously (buy directly with cash, there are machines in bigger cities too. then run them through a bitcoin laundry to make sure)

-) Route all your traffic through the virtual server (over a VPN).

-) Keep using tor, but only proxied through the VPN

-) Only access your server from public wifi hot spots, with a laptop acquired with cash, and running TAILS or a similar privacy focused Linux distribution without persistance.

-) Keep all your confidential data on an encrypted usb stick that can be easily disposed.

Voi la. Easy, right? :D

I2P? Freenet?