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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: Garrincha on July 09, 2013, 12:07 am

Title: Rivals to Tor?
Post by: Garrincha on July 09, 2013, 12:07 am

Are there any Tor alternatives, offering different services?

Title: Re: Rivals to Tor?
Post by: astor on July 09, 2013, 12:37 am

I2P and Freenet are the main ones. They have 1/50 as many users as Tor, and there are positives and negatives to using them. Here's a good explanation of the three networks:

http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=170508.msg1216201#msg1216201

Title: Re: Rivals to Tor?
Post by: Garrincha on July 09, 2013, 03:47 am

Thanks astor,
I've already installed I2P but couldn't work out how to work it. Seems a lot more complex to use than Tor.