Processing
Privacy-minimizing cloud
How product activity is processed.
INDEPENDENT SOFTWARE
Tor Browser
A privacy-focused browser that routes traffic through the Tor network and standardizes browser behavior to reduce tracking and fingerprinting.
- Desktop · Mobile
- Privacy-minimizing cloud
- Open source
- No account required
- Pricing
- Donation
- Category
- Privacy and security
Privacy at a glance
A quick view of the dimensions most useful for comparing this product. Unconfirmed facts stay explicitly unconfirmed.
Identity
No account
Whether an account is needed to use it.
Tracking
None detected
Reported analytics and tracking posture.
Ownership & source
Open source
Availability of the product source code.
Offline support
No
Whether core use can continue offline.
Self-hosting
No
Whether you can run it on your own infrastructure.
What to know
Why it stands out
- Tor Browser routes browsing traffic through multiple Tor relays and is designed to resist tracking, surveillance, and fingerprinting.
- The Tor Project states that its applications do not use tracking, telemetry, or analytics, and its code is open source.
Trade-offs
- Tor does not make unsafe logins, identity disclosure, downloaded files, browser modifications, or endpoint compromise anonymous.
- Traffic can be slower, some sites block Tor, and non-HTTPS traffic leaving the Tor network is not encrypted to the destination by Tor itself.
Best for
People who need stronger network anonymity and anti-fingerprinting than a conventional browser provides.
Consider another option when
Low-latency streaming, sites that block Tor, or users unwilling to follow anonymity-preserving operational guidance.
Technical details
Complete privacy-profile dimensions, grouped for easier review. Each value is retained from the catalogue record.
4 groups · 18 dimensions
- Processing
- Privacy-minimizing cloud
- Storage
- Temporary
- Offline support
- No
- Self-hosting
- No
- Data export
- Partial
- Data deletion
- Yes
Evidence
7 public sources collected
- Tor Browsertorproject.org · Product page · browser availability and Tor-based browsing
- Tor Project Privacy Policytorproject.org · Privacy policy · no accounts, telemetry, tracking, or sensitive application-data collection
- Tor Browser Manualtb-manual.torproject.org · Documentation · security levels, usage boundaries, and browser behavior
View all 7 sources
- Tor ecosystem code auditblog.torproject.org · Security audit · independent audit work
- Tor Browser sourcegitlab.torproject.org · Source repository · open-source browser code
- Donate to the Tor Projectdonate.torproject.org · Product page · donation-supported nonprofit model
- Tor Project security reportstorproject.org · Security audit · published browser, network, infrastructure, and privacy assessment reports
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