Ought to I all the time be connecting to Tor with a bridge?
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Tor bridges are unpublished Tor nodes used if your ISP blocks Tor, or your network TOS prohibits it. Since normal Tor servers are publicly listed by nature of the network, network providers (or restrictive nations) can otherwise block or detect their use.
If you are in such a situation, using a bridge is reasonable. Otherwise kindly keep them free for those who genuinely need them.
I would not run any Bridges if you do not need them to bypass any kind of Censorship effecting Tor’s connectivity.
Also bridges add another point of failure security wise. Not saying they are “Unsafe” to use but they can add more room for malicious attacks to target. Should be more info on Tors documents if interested.
That depends. Do you absolutely need to conceal the fact that you are using Tor? If the answer is no, then you don’t need bridges. Save them to the people who actually need them.
Tor bridges are unpublished Tor nodes used if your ISP blocks Tor, or your network TOS prohibits it. Since normal Tor servers are publicly listed by nature of the network, network providers (or restrictive nations) can otherwise block or detect their use.
If you are in such a situation, using a bridge is reasonable. Otherwise kindly keep them free for those who genuinely need them.
I would not run any Bridges if you do not need them to bypass any kind of Censorship effecting Tor’s connectivity.
Also bridges add another point of failure security wise. Not saying they are “Unsafe” to use but they can add more room for malicious attacks to target. Should be more info on Tors documents if interested.
Depends your country if tor blocked in your country so use it, then if not blocked you don’t need it.
but dont they stop your ISP from seeing you are using TOR. Therefor improving security?
That depends. Do you absolutely need to conceal the fact that you are using Tor? If the answer is no, then you don’t need bridges. Save them to the people who actually need them.