Utilizing TOR Browser Without TOR Network

in privacy •  6 years ago 

The TOR Browser has many anti-fingerprinting/privacy enhancing configurations by default, however the speeds can be limiting for daily use. To adopt the privacy features without the slow network (I still advise using a VPN), here is a quick guide to setup the browser without their network.

Follow the appropriate steps for your operating system from torproject.org.
After the browser has been installed, start the browser.

  1. Type about:config in the search bar
  2. Accept the risks

  1. Change the following settings:
    extensions.torbutton.use_nontor_proxy - true
    extensions.torlauncher.prompt_at_startup - false
    extensions.torlauncher.start_tor - false
    network.proxy.socks_remote_dns - false
    network.proxy.type - 0

The browser may not save your profile immediately. In my experience, the extension settings changed, however the two network configuration settings had to be altered again the next time the browser was started.

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