Anonymous Surfing

[asdfg]

I´ve just come across this site which supposedly gives you anonymous surfing which could be useful for us non UK based people.

http://www.torproject.org/ (http://www.torproject.org/)

So, a few questions.

1. Has anyone come across or used this software?
2. Does it work successfully, for example watching UK TV?
3. Have there been any side effects such as viruses or loss of speed?

Thanks,

Asdfg.

[Begbie]

I haven't used it but just had a read through this (http://www.torproject.org/download/download.html.en#warning).

Point b on that page seems to indicate that watching browser streams will be more trouble than it is worth. eg. To watch even Youtube you have to reconfigure the Tor setup.

I would imagine that the BBC iPlayer would require reconfiguration too, and that's supposing that the iPlayer recognises the IP address provided by the Tor network as a UK IP.

You pass through the Tor network so any effects on speed would depend on the network capability and amount of traffic on the network.

It appears to be designed for people wanting secrecy, whether from state snooping or to stop websites knowing who has visited them but appears to require a lot of conscientiousness on the user's part at all times, even when accessing other sites while not using Tor. The need for secrecy would have to be very high to make it worth the effort.

[deadlywill]

...and it's as slow as fook - especially on Friday and Saturday nights. I tried to watch BBC Iplayer with it and it was impossible. Most browsers have privacy settings nowadays so no point really and if you want to go overboard there are free plugins that delete cookies every time you finish surfing and not just the regular ones the super hard well hidden ones that you don't know are there...

[jake robinson]

...and it's as slow as fook - especially on Friday and Saturday nights. I tried to watch BBC Iplayer with it and it was impossible..
Aussie telly can't be as bad as the beeb can it, that is desperation.:D

[mfc1876]

I wouldn't mind knowing of a way to watch that Hulu site!