In his CSOonline piece, Senior Writer J.M. Authoritarian regimes have outlawed Tor to keep their citizens from communicating anonymous.Some major web services block Tor users.A Tor Browser tends to be rather slower than the open net.There are, however, some disadvantages to consider: The bottom line is that the Tor Browser is 100% legal, depends on what you are using it for. Its association with the sinister terms of “dark web” or “deep web” obscures the fact that ordinary, honest people need privacy and the protection Tor serves law-abiding internet users as well. Yes, Tor has been used by online hackers and criminals in illegal activities. Tor has a bad rep because of the Dark Web Shutting down one or more relay nodes will not disable the Tor network. Because of its network distribution and wide variety of volunteers, there are built-in redundancies to Tor. The Tor network is resistant to government meddling and efforts to shut it down.See the 2019 Tor Project web page for details. Technically sophisticated volunteers provide their computing resources as relays, documentation translators, and community advocacy. Tor volunteers are community-minded people who help support the Tor ecosystem. If one server goes down, the system relays it to the next available node. Because it is on a distributed network, Tor’s operation is not dependent on a single node.The distributed network is managed jointly or separately by each network node to spread the storing and processing workload, again making Tor user tracking difficult. A distributed network is spread out to provide a single data communication grid. Tor, like VPN, bypasses those restrictions. Geo-blocking prevents servers outside a restricted area from accessing web content only available locally. Tor allows access to otherwise geographically restricted websites through geo-blocking.
Using Tor supports open and free use of the internet, which was its founding principle.Tor is compatible with Windows, MacOS, Unix like systems and Android. Download the Tor Browser-no charge, but donations are welcomed.