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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by hai@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Title says it all. I'll go first:

I don't really have any on my computer (all I use that for is Vim, Firefox, and Git), but on my phone: Orbot (basically Tor as a VPN on your phone).

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[-] willeypete23@reddthat.com 8 points 1 year ago

I thought it was regarded as a dick move to put a lot of traffic through tor?

[-] EatSleepBatheRepeat@lemm.ee 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I hear such mixed messages about this and would love for somebody to educate me. Do we:

  • Avoid using tor to free it up for those who actually need it

  • Use tor whenever, and normalise it so that somebody using tor isn't immediately considered to be a journalist/dissident/person with something to hide.

[-] hai@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, you really aren't supposed to... I rarely use Orbot to be honest, it's just super useful if I do need to use it, like on a network that blocks a whole bunch of things and you want to catch up on Matrix messages or whatever. Also, if you're worried about your phone updating or making a bunch of useless requests, you can turn on low data mode/mark your current connection as metered.

this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2023
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