[hackuser]

I've seen this advice before, but people need a better option:

1) Chrome over Tor? I've read that they don't integrate well (but I know very little about it).

2) Chrome to a (secure) VPN? How does a typical end user find a secure VPN?

3) ?

[tedunangst]

Re-evaluate whether the kind of privacy offered by tor is your number one priority. A lot of journalists have notes and work product and contact info they need to protect, but they're not living deep undercover. The information stored on their computer is far more sensitive than the list of sites they visit.

[hackuser]

> Re-evaluate whether the kind of privacy offered by tor is your number one priority

A good point. Though in fairness, that's why I included Chrome over a VPN as an option.

> The information stored on their computer is far more sensitive than the list of sites they visit.

Not that it invalidates your points, but I wonder how true this one statement is. First, remember that in addition to metadata Tor hides content (which may be redundant in the case of HTTPS-secured websites, but that's not a bad thing). Also, a journalists' metadata could tell you a lot about the who, what, when, where, why and how they are researching, and expose sources.

What is more valuable, knowing who a journalist is talking to and when, or knowing what was said? IM very HO, I think the former.