Description:
Anonymizing overlay network for TCP
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Type: Formula
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Latest Version: 0.4.8.21@0
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Tracked Since: Nov 17, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
@torproject |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: Security
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Tags:
privacy
anonymity
networking
security
onion-routing
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Install:
brew install tor
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About:
Tor is a free and open-source software for enabling anonymous communication by directing internet traffic through a free, worldwide, volunteer overlay network consisting of more than seven thousand relays. It conceals a user's location and usage from anyone conducting network surveillance or traffic analysis. This makes it difficult for destinations to track users or map network components.
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Key Features:
- Onion Routing: Encrypts and bounces traffic through multiple volunteer relays.
- Censorship Circumvention: Helps bypass firewalls and internet censorship.
- Hidden Services: Allows websites (.onion) to be hosted anonymously.
- Traffic Analysis Resistance: Defends against users' online activity being tracked.
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Use Cases:
- Protecting user privacy and anonymity while browsing the web.
- Bypassing government or corporate network censorship and restrictions.
- Securing sensitive communications for activists and journalists.
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Alternatives:
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I2P
– Focuses more on internal hidden services rather than exit nodes to the public web.
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WireGuard
– A high-speed VPN protocol focused on encryption, not anonymity or traffic obfuscation.
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