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Tor · Dark web · Privacy

Think freely.Choose for yourself.

Everyone should be able to express their views freely while protecting their identity.

This freedom comes with responsibility:

  • Respect the rights of others
  • Cause no harm
  • Respect applicable law
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What do you reveal about yourself as you browse?

You read, search and click.You leave traces along the way.What can others learn about you from them?

Discover my traces

Explore the traces you leave behind.

Tor, the dark web and privacy: the guides

Start with the concepts, then choose your next step. Learn how Tor Browser and onion sites work, what a VPN changes and how to share less about yourself in everyday browsing.

The articles explain benefits and limits and link to their sources. No tool guarantees complete anonymity.

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  1. IP address
  2. Sign-in
  3. Cookies
  4. Browser fingerprint

Privacy · Traces

How anonymous am I online?

Share less, sign in deliberately, check permissions: protect more of your privacy in everyday browsing. Tor and sometimes a VPN can help; how you browse matters just as much.

Protect your privacy

What is Tor?

The Onion Router (Tor)

Your research is not everyone’s business.

Health, a new job, an opinion of your own: you want to learn and choose who you tell. Yet simply reading online leaves data traces.

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  1. Your browser
  2. Tor network
  3. Onion website

Onion services · Access

Where is the darknet?

A particular way to connect over the Internet. An imaginary newspaper shows how an onion website is reached and what its address tells you.

Understand onion access
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  1. Deep web
  2. Darknet
  3. Dark web

Web · Concepts

Deep web, dark web, darknet.

Your inbox, a connection network and an onion website: these similar names describe different things. Three cards help put them in order.

Compare deep web and darknet
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  1. Your device
  2. VPN server
  3. Website

VPN · Connections

What is a VPN?

A VPN changes the route your connection takes. A café Wi-Fi example shows who can see which data and why HTTPS, cookies and logins still matter.

Understand VPNs

Knowledge explained clearly. Sources and the update date appear with each guide. Last updated on 2026-10-13