Tor-nettleseren bruker Tor-nettverket for å beskytte ditt personvern og din anonymitet. Bruk av Tor-nettverket har to hovedegenskaper:
Your internet service provider, and anyone watching your connection locally, will not be able to track your internet activity, including the names and addresses of the websites you visit.
The operators of the websites and services that you use, and anyone watching them, will see a connection coming from the Tor network instead of your real Internet (IP) address, and will not know who you are unless you explicitly identify yourself.
I tillegg til dette er Tor-nettleseren laget for å unngå å levne ditt "fingeravtrykk" eller å identifisere deg basert på ditt nettleser-oppsett.
By default, Tor Browser does not keep any browsing history. Cookies are only valid for a single session (until Tor Browser is exited or a New Identity is requested).
HVORDAN TOR VIRKER
Tor is a network of virtual tunnels that allows you to improve your privacy and security on the Internet. Tor works by sending your traffic through three random servers (also known as relays) in the Tor network. The last relay in the circuit (the “exit relay”) then sends the traffic out onto the public Internet.

Bildet ovenfor illustrerer en bruker som besøker forskjellige nettsider over Tor. De grønne maskinene i midten representerer rutingstafettoppsett i Tor-nettverket, mens de tre nøklene representerer krypteringslag mellom brukeren og hvert rutingstafettoppsett.