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I see a Privoxy window, what is that about?

April 26, 2017anonymous foxtor identity online privacy Privoxy Tor web window

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I see a Privoxy window, what is that about?

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This window (see below) appears when Privoxy loads. It is one of the programs that FoxTor relies on to ensure anonymous browsing. You can disregard the window by just minimizing it. How do I know I am anonymous? Once the Masked icon appears in the Firefox status bar, you are now browsing anonymously. You can test this yourself by comparing your Masked and Unmasked IP addresses by visiting a site such as http://whatismyipaddress.com/. Why do web pages load more slowly when I am Masked? When you are Masked, your web requests pass through a number of servers around the world. This is the nature of the Tor network and is unavoidable. What are Vidalia, Tor and Privoxy and why do I care about them? FoxTor requires Tor and Privoxy to protect your identity. Tor is the underlying software that provides anonymous communication across the Internet. Privoxy passes all web requests from Firefox to Tor. Vidalia is an application that nicely bundles Tor and Privoxy together. When these applications a