1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,000 Now that we have the Tor browser installed and we learned how to connect to the Tor network even if 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:07,000 there is censorship. 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:13,000 In this lecture I want to show you how to configure it for maximum privacy, anonymity and security. 4 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:20,000 So first of all, as you can see, I am at the Tor project.org and it's telling me that I am connected 5 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,000 to the Tor network successfully. 6 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:26,000 It's shown me the IP that I appear to be using. 7 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:32,000 If I go ahead here beside the URL bar and click this icon, you will see that I'm going to get the Tor 8 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:33,000 circuit. 9 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:40,000 So this shows us the three nodes that the traffic is being bounced through before it goes to the website 10 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:41,000 that I am requesting. 11 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:45,000 So these are the nodes that I showed you earlier in here in this diagram. 12 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:51,000 And basically, as you can see, I'm requesting Tor Project.org, but instead of going to it directly, 13 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:56,000 I'm actually going to this node, then this node, then this node, and then finally landing to the 14 00:00:56,000 --> 00:01:03,000 target website that I am requesting now, if for any reason you're not happy with the nodes that are 15 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:08,000 being used in here in this circuit, you can simply click on new circuit for this site. 16 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:12,000 One click in here will change the nodes. 17 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:15,000 As you can see, they changed very quickly and the website got reloaded. 18 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:22,000 So first of all, the nodes will be changed and then the Tor browser will request the website with the 19 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,000 new nodes that you just changed. 20 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:29,000 As a result, you will appear like a different device accessing the website. 21 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:36,000 If this isn't enough, if you want to completely change your identity, then you can actually go to 22 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:41,000 the options in here and instead of clicking on new Tor circuit. 23 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:46,000 So similar to the option that we saw earlier in here, you can click on new identity. 24 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:53,000 This option will completely erase the browsing data, close all of the tabs, restart the Tor browser, 25 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:59,000 and then you can load the website that you want with a completely fresh instance of the Tor browser 26 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:01,000 with new nodes as well. 27 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:06,000 Therefore appearing like a completely different person with a completely different identity and with 28 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,000 a completely different browser. 29 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:12,000 Now the icons in here, this icon display the security settings. 30 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:15,000 And we will talk about that in the next lecture. 31 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,000 And this icon right here will actually create a new identity. 32 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,000 Exactly like clicking on this option in here. 33 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:23,000 Now, let's go ahead to the settings. 34 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:28,000 I want to show you a few settings and make sure that your browser is configured this way. 35 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:34,000 So first of all, on the general page, we're going to simply just scroll down and make sure that your 36 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:35,000 browser is up to date. 37 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:39,000 Simply click on check for updates and make sure that it is up to date. 38 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:45,000 This is very important to make sure that you are using the latest most secure version of the browser. 39 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:49,000 Next, we're going to go to the privacy and security. 40 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:55,000 We're going to scroll down and you want to make sure that the history settings is set to always use 41 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:56,000 private browsing mode. 42 00:02:56,000 --> 00:03:02,000 That basically means that no history is going to be used as you use the Tor browser, or alternatively 43 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:05,000 you can simply click on Never remember history. 44 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:07,000 Scrolling down. 45 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:12,000 We have the security settings in here, but I want to dedicate a full lecture to this, so we're going 46 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,000 to talk about it in the next lecture. 47 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:20,000 We're going to tick this box to block dangerous and deceptive content, and we're going to click the 48 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,000 next box in here to block dangerous downloads. 49 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:28,000 Now, the browser identifies deceptive content based on a public database. 50 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:34,000 Therefore, because we're going to be accessing websites on the dark web, some of these websites might 51 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:37,000 be categorized as deceptive. 52 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:41,000 So you might still get a warning for them and you're going to have to accept it yourself. 53 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:46,000 But I would rather tick this box and see the warning and decide for myself whether I want to access 54 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:51,000 this website or not, instead of these websites just loading for me automatically. 55 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,000 That's why we're taking this box. 56 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:54,000 So just keep it in mind. 57 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:59,000 You might still want to go ahead with websites that will be flagged as deceptive by the web browser. 58 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:07,000 Scrolling down, you want to make sure that the https only mode is set to this one so that HTTPS is 59 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:12,000 enforced on all of the websites that you are going to try to load in the future. 60 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:19,000 Last but not least, make sure that you don't use this browser window in full screen. 61 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:23,000 So never click on this button in here to maximize the window. 62 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:29,000 You can manually reduce or increase its size, but don't use this button to fully fold the screen. 63 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:36,000 This is important because if you have the browser in full screen, it can leak the type of monitor that 64 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:36,000 you are using. 65 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:43,000 And if you are using a laptop, then it can leak the type of laptop or at least narrow down the amount 66 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,000 of laptops that you might be using. 67 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:51,000 Therefore, for maximum privacy, anonymity and security, it is better to not use the browser in full 68 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:51,000 screen.