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		meep0l on Jan 17, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The FBI Identified a Tor User Out of curiosity, what is the benefit of using Tor just to browse legal clearnet sites?

TechBro8615 on Jan 18, 2023 | [–]

I'm using Tor right now, because it's the only way I can access HN while my SelfControl.app is blocking it for the next 24 hours :)

tylersmith on Jan 17, 2023 | [–]

Privacy. The con is a very annoying latency.

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