Should I use Lemmy+tor(orbot)?
from gerlen@suppo.fi to privacy@lemmy.ml on 08 Sep 03:08
https://suppo.fi/post/3471321

Do someone use lemmy+tor? And what benefits it gives to me?

#privacy

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finickydesert@lemmy.ml on 08 Sep 03:16 next collapse

Why would you want to use Tor for Lemmy?

gerlen@suppo.fi on 08 Sep 03:22 collapse

Idk just though about this idea

finickydesert@lemmy.ml on 08 Sep 03:38 collapse

You could Read the documentation to spin up your own instance in a podman container and from there create an account on it to browse the feeds, but otherwise I wouldn’t advise you to do that if for privacy. I mean you could but, I definitely wouldn’t.

Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me on 08 Sep 05:04 next collapse

A little bit more anonymity I guess, but be mindful that Lemmy is very public in nature. That includes all of your votes, so it’s still pretty easy to profile.

shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip on 08 Sep 05:19 next collapse

There really is no privacy benefit, so I don’t think it would be worth doing.

foremanguy92_@lemmy.ml on 08 Sep 11:36 next collapse

There’s not really a point when using Lemmy, the only benefit is to hide your identity to the server but nothing else really

sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml on 08 Sep 19:17 next collapse

It makes it slower with little affect on privacy

GreyCat@lemmy.world on 08 Sep 20:56 next collapse

I don’t agree with what the others are saying.
You’ll get the benefits of Tor as you would on any other site. And you’ll help the Tor network by using the service and keeping other users more private.
Just be mindful about what you say about yourself

delirious_owl@discuss.online on 09 Sep 02:07 next collapse

Wow, a surprising number of people here don’t know how Tor works.

Yes, Tor Browser is a huge boost to privacy. There’s a reason its the browser of choice for domestic abuse survivors, refugees, and investigate journalists.

0x0@programming.dev on 09 Sep 13:09 next collapse

If you login to a site through Tor you are in fact deanonymizing yourself.

If you’re concerned about your ISP then maybe a VPN would be a better bet.

refalo@programming.dev on 09 Sep 15:21 collapse

Not if you only ever used tor to access the site.

0x0@programming.dev on 09 Sep 15:21 collapse

True… bonus points if the instance has an .onion site.

montar@lemmy.ml on 09 Sep 14:06 collapse

If you log in w/ tor to account you’ve logged it w/o it you deanonymise yourself and it makes no sense.