[tor-talk] Basic questions from new user but...

[Andrew Lewman]

On Thu, 10 May 2012 18:36:28 -0500
Joe Btfsplk <joebtfsplk at gmx.com> wrote:
> It may be true that changing settings makes one's profile different,
> but from all I've ever read, java script is responsible for more
> malicious browser attacks than anything.  That's not so good.

The non-layman's terms are here,
https://www.torproject.org/torbutton/en/design/index.html.en. Torbutton
and noscript are used to minimize risks from javascript attacks.

As for the rest of your questions, I'm going to default to Robert or
Mike for answers.

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Andrew
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