Allowing users to connect into Tor network from inside places of the world where censorship and blocking of Tor is prevalent ( ensuring censorship/surveillance of its lower classes, whilst upper class remain forever able to buy unlimited privacy/anonymity options ).īridges act as unlisted entry nodes/guards. The purpose of a bridge is to act as an unlisted entry guard.

Privacy being the only right with the ability to protect all other rights.) A commonality in periods of past history with few rights. (We will see a dark age of sorts if we ever reach a place without the possibility of privacy and anonymity. Other options are much too slow (mail, carriers of past). Without Tor, journalists would seldom find sources willing to share information. In this internet age of fast moving information, Tor is essential to the survival of a Free Press. Tor helps protect Human Rights and Free Speech of millions around the world. This safety in layers concept makes up the 'onion' in 'onion network.' A volunteer run, decentralized network of proxy servers, each having just enough data to reach the next node to connect to. The first node sees the node in front of itself, but not the exit node. Tor network is what is known as an 'onion network'. If you would like to Support future work like this, options can be found at the bottom of this page/post, or, check the ' Extras ' page to explore custom privacy/security creations offered in return for your Support. Leave a comment if you have any questions at all. See the 'Privacy' Category in the Main Blog Posts page, to learn more. Additional considerations (ex: metadata) should be made in behavior, application choice, and identity revelations. DISCLAIMER: A bridge is not the entire picture for online anonymity.

Setting up a private tor bridge