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eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Torpark

eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Torpark
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May 28, 2012
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eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Torpark

eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Torpark

Torpark, the Firefox-based anonymous browser, is from your hacker friends at Hacktivismo and the Cult of the Dead Cow.


eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Torpark – Torpark Launch

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On launching, Torpark provides a useful warning on the privacy limitations of the browser.


eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Torpark – Connecting to Torpark

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Connecting to the Tor Network can take a little while in Torpark, especially when running the app on a USB drive.


eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Torpark – Waiting –

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This was a familiar screen when running Torpark from a USB drive, although waiting a few extra minutes usually worked.


eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Torpark – Simple Surfing

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Since it is based on Firefox 1.5x, Torpark is simple to use for any Web surfer.


eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Torpark – Pip, Pip, Cheerio!

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When youre surfing on the Tor Network, your IP address can be from anywhere. Even though eWEEK Labs was surfing from the Boston area, this Web site thought we were in Jolly Old England.


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eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Torpark – Blocked

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Torpark comes preconfigured with many useful privacy and ad-blocking extensions for Firefox.


eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Torpark – Low Overhead

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No install routines required–just unpack the Torpark folder to your system or USB drive.

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