The Guardian launched its hidden web site

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The followers of The keeperand computer security, can now refer to the British news site by simply browsing the decentralized and anonymous Tor network, known by its “.onion” suffix.

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In the past, the BBC and Twitter have also made their sites available .sibuyaswith the aim of protecting the private data of Internet users and combating censorship in several countries, including China, Iran, Vietnam and, more recently, Russia.

The Tor browser, associated with the hidden web, hides the location of its users, making it difficult to monitor online activities. This data also does not identify Internet service providers.

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To achieve this, the service transmits data over the Internet via a winding route that includes several lumpsthat is, the use of volunteer computers and servers as connection points, making it difficult to identify the person making the request.

Therefore, they are particularly useful functions for journalists, law enforcement or ordinary citizens who want to evade the ban on access to a website or an online service.

Anonymous access

The readers of Guardian Theguardian.com site can now be accessed in the Tor browser, but the absence of .sibuyas does not guarantee the confidentiality of their location at all stages of information travel. A suffix .com used in Tor indicates that the information travels the global web, which can compromise anonymous browsing.

The TOR logo, consisting of the capital letter T, a slice of onion showing its inner layers, and the small letter R.

Internet users who are already using Tor to browse the Theguardian.com site will see a message appear at the top of the screen stating a suffix .sibuyas is already available to them.

British media has warned that some interactive content may not work properly in this browser. His followers will not be able to log in to their account The keeper gone.

With information from The keeper

Source: Radio-Canada

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