What is a common misconception around privacy? - eviltoast

For me its probably the debate regarding using a VPN with tor - Like the tor devs themselves recommend against using a VPN with tor.

Another is also probably the argument of “nothing to hide, nothing to fear”.

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    1 year ago

    You absolutely can use a VPN and tor, and maintain a good security posture.

    https://gitlab.torproject.org/legacy/trac/-/wikis/doc/TorPlusVPN

    There are trade-offs to be made, but in many scenarios it’s net positive for the users.

    I think the Tor foundation doesn’t want to make sweeping generalizations that don’t apply to all users. There’s a huge difference between we can’t make a general recommendation, and you absolutely should not do this.