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minus-square@Synopsis0795@lemmy.mllinkfedilink7•11 months agoWon’t it cause browsing to much slower than it normally is?
minus-square@Dreyns@lemmy.mllinkfedilink22•11 months agoMore usage means more visibility which means more recognition and thus more funding
minus-square@shapesandstuff@feddit.delinkfedilink9•11 months agoMaybe, but the added obfuscation is probably worth it to the people who need it. It’s not meant to be a high performance browser amyway
minus-square@GeekyNerdyNerd@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink8•11 months agoA slower connection is better than ending up in prison, the re-education camps or worse, beheaded. Without average Joe’s using it for nonsense Tor usage is basically a neon sign saying “I’m doing something worth hiding. Come and kill me.”
Won’t it cause browsing to much slower than it normally is?
More usage means more visibility which means more recognition and thus more funding
Maybe, but the added obfuscation is probably worth it to the people who need it.
It’s not meant to be a high performance browser amyway
A slower connection is better than ending up in prison, the re-education camps or worse, beheaded.
Without average Joe’s using it for nonsense Tor usage is basically a neon sign saying “I’m doing something worth hiding. Come and kill me.”