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To hide your identity:
To hide your identity:


  * People may not want their data collected
*People may not want their data collected
  * It's popular among civil liberties groups, journalists, and those who maintain online privacy.
*It's popular among civil liberties groups, journalists, and those who maintain online privacy.
    *They don't want to be found (they may be criminals or want to engage in criminal activity)
*They don't want to be found (they may be criminals or want to engage in criminal activity)
    *They want access to questionable content
*They want access to questionable content
    *They want to use hidden services - although TOR itself is not hidden, the sites and users under it are hidden under layers of darknet encryption.
*They want to use hidden services - although TOR itself is not hidden, the sites and users under it are hidden under layers of darknet encryption.


For criminal purposes:
For criminal purposes:


  * Black market trading
*Black market trading
    *Buying illegal goods (e.g., weapons/drugs)
*Buying illegal goods (e.g., weapons/drugs)
  * Participating in forums and media exchanges for pedophiles and terrorists
*Participating in forums and media exchanges for pedophiles and terrorists

Revision as of 08:03, 26 October 2022

To hide your identity:

  • People may not want their data collected
  • It's popular among civil liberties groups, journalists, and those who maintain online privacy.
  • They don't want to be found (they may be criminals or want to engage in criminal activity)
  • They want access to questionable content
  • They want to use hidden services - although TOR itself is not hidden, the sites and users under it are hidden under layers of darknet encryption.

For criminal purposes:

  • Black market trading
  • Buying illegal goods (e.g., weapons/drugs)
  • Participating in forums and media exchanges for pedophiles and terrorists