Author: mttp Date: 2014-04-03 19:46:58 +0000 (Thu, 03 Apr 2014) New Revision: 26690

Modified: website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml Log: Combined the two FAQ entries; added a warning.

Modified: website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml =================================================================== --- website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml 2014-04-03 03:41:33 UTC (rev 26689) +++ website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml 2014-04-03 19:46:58 UTC (rev 26690) @@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ <li><a href="#RemotePhysicalDeviceFingerprinting">Does Tor resist "remote physical device fingerprinting"?</a></li> <li><a href="#IsTorLikeAVPN">Is Tor like a VPN?</a></li> - <li><a href="#ShouldIUseTorWithAVPN">Should I use Tor with a VPN?</a></li> <li><a href="#Proxychains">Aren't 10 proxies (proxychains) better than Tor with only 3 hops?</a></li> <li><a href="#AttacksOnOnionRouting">What attacks remain against onion @@ -4180,7 +4179,14 @@ <h3><a class="anchor" href="#IsTorLikeAVPN">Is Tor like a VPN?</a></h3>

<p> - Some people use Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) as a privacy solution. + <b>Do not use a VPN as an <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/war-anonymous-british-spies-attacked-hackers-snowden-docs-show-n21361">anonymity solution</a>.</b> + If you're looking for a trusted entry into the Tor network, or if you want + to obscure the fact that you're using Tor, <a + href="https://www.torproject.org/docs/bridges#RunningABridge%22%3Esetting up + a private server as a bridge</a> works quite well. + </p> + + <p> VPNs encrypt the traffic between the user and the VPN provider, and they can act as a proxy between a user and an online destination. However, VPNs have a single point of failure: the VPN provider. @@ -4217,20 +4223,6 @@

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- <a id="ShouldIUseTorWithAVPN"></a> - <h3><a class="anchor" href="#ShouldIUseTorWithAVPN">Should I use Tor - with a VPN?</a></h3> - - <p> - This <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorPlusVPN">wiki - page</a> discusses costs and benefits. However, if you're looking - for a trusted entry into the Tor network, <a - href="https://www.torproject.org/docs/bridges#RunningABridge%22%3Esetting up - a private Tor server as a bridge</a> is a great option. - </p> - - <hr> - <a id="Proxychains"></a> <h3><a class="anchor" href="#Proxychains">Aren't 10 proxies (proxychains) better than Tor with only 3 hops?</a></h3>