Anonymity part 1: The Tor Browser

This month we begin a series with an online privacy and anonymity focus. This first session covers the basics of the Tor Browser. Comparisons are made to standard browsing. This is not a look at dark web browsing.

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00:00:00 - DEF CON 864 intro slideshow spectacular
00:00:45 - Opening welcome
00:03:38 - Privacy overview
00:04:59 - What is Tor?
00:06:29 - Why do we need Tor?
00:06:49 - About the network
00:07:39 - How the relays work
00:09:13 - Tor Project's example of who can see your traffic
00:12:13 - Protections
00:12:58 - Demo
00:16:09 - Downloading the Tor Browser
00:16:40 - Operational security best practices
00:19:15 - About Tor for Mobile
00:20:18 - Who is this for?
00:20:56 - Q&A
00:25:15 - Rough plan for the series