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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: yundws on July 11, 2013, 08:03 am

Title: Browsing clearnet with SR?
Post by: yundws on July 11, 2013, 08:03 am
Is there a problem with browsing the clearnet in a different tab while SR is in one tab.

For example: I open tor through tails, - log in to SR, open up a new tab and go to something like yahoo answers or reddit while SR is running in the tab next door.

Could this cause complications with my anomity?

Title: Re: Browsing clearnet with SR?
Post by: yundws on July 11, 2013, 08:36 am
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Title: Re: Browsing clearnet with SR?
Post by: ShApEsHiFtInGsHaPeS on July 11, 2013, 09:06 am
shouldn't be a problem for your privacy. it's just like you would have multiple tabs open on the clearweb.

it probably compromises exit nodes but i don't know enough about TOR and how it exactly works to say that for sure.
Title: Re: Browsing clearnet with SR?
Post by: yundws on July 11, 2013, 09:15 am
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Title: Re: Browsing clearnet with SR?
Post by: mcguire39 on July 11, 2013, 03:03 pm
I think you just have to be smart about what you're accessing from where. Ideally I'd say for Tails for a vendor accessing SR it should probably never get any traffic coming out a Tor exit node for maximum safety. I've read it is possible to statistically correlate your tor entry node and exit node activity, but that's probably not going to help anyone much if you're just accessing Yahoo and stuff.

The one thing to never do over Tor is log into Yahoo or google or anything like that with a userid linked to you in any way.
Title: Re: Browsing clearnet with SR?
Post by: Jones909 on July 11, 2013, 03:08 pm
Won't the tor and clearnet tabs still be linked to the same anonymous IP address?
Title: Re: Browsing clearnet with SR?
Post by: w0rd on July 11, 2013, 04:01 pm
Won't the tor and clearnet tabs still be linked to the same anonymous IP address?

This.

Even though you have a different IP every time you log into tor, if one of the IP correlates (even multiple times or multiple IPs from doing it continuously) LE could potentially use that information to pin you.
Title: Re: Browsing clearnet with SR?
Post by: yundws on July 12, 2013, 08:30 am
Won't the tor and clearnet tabs still be linked to the same anonymous IP address?

This.

Even though you have a different IP every time you log into tor, if one of the IP correlates (even multiple times or multiple IPs from doing it continuously) LE could potentially use that information to pin you.

I see.

But how would LE link that anonymous IP to you in the first place. Its not like I am stupid enough to log into yahoo mail or some shit, just if I want to do a quick google search or check CNN. etc.?