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by cchance 512 days ago
Ya its less for anonymity and more to prevent unsecure sites and wifi from leaking credentials
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I don't see how this could prevent unsafe sites leaking credentials (Assuming unsecure == No TLS) as unencrypted data will be sent through the exit node to the web server. It does however help for wifi snooping.
i sort of meant it as a combination, unsecure sites on rogue wifi