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In the previous lecture, we learned what the Tor network is, how it works, and how it's supposed

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to protect our privacy and anonymity.

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We also learned how to connect to this network using the Tor browser.

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So we learned how to properly install it and configure it and then use it to connect to the network

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so that we can access websites privately and even access to our hidden services or online services or

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what most people refer to as the Darknet.

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Now, this is a very easy and simple method and it's great if you just want to access a website quickly,

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privately, or if you just want to have a quick look over the darknet.

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But it's not the best method.

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The reason for this is because we installed the Tor browser in a normal operating system such as Windows,

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Linux or OS X.

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These operating systems regularly collect data about the user, about you to improve user experience

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and who knows, maybe for other reasons.

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Not only that, but most of these operating systems have other programs installed on them which also

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collect data about you again to improve user experience and maybe for other reasons.

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Now, all of this collected data can be used to anonymize you and profile you.

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Not only that, but all of these programs, all of the programs outside the Tor browser itself access

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the Internet directly.

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They do not use the Tor network.

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The only program that is using the Tor network is the Tor browser.

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Therefore, when these programs leak information about you, they are leaking also your proper exact

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location.

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Not only that, but we also have issues such as DNS leaks, which also would leak information about

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you.

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And not to mention that all of these programs and operating systems have a history of being vulnerable

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to code execution and buffer overflow vulnerabilities.

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Now, these vulnerabilities can be used to gain full control over your computer.

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And obviously, when someone has control over your computer, knowing where you are or getting information

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about you is very, very simple.

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Therefore, in this section, I want to show you a much better method to protect our anonymity and privacy.

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This method is a little bit more complex and will require a little bit more work and a little bit more

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hardware.

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But don't worry about it.

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I'm going to break it into very simple lectures, and I'm going to walk you through the steps one by

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one, and you're going to learn exactly how it's going to work and why it's so much better than just

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installing the Tor browser on a normal operating system.