Well, at least knowing its the same person, even if they can't know who it is. But the websites where you see funny cats have a good chance of knowing that its you. If its just a matter of not wanting your ISP to know that you see funny cats online, that's ok. I don't know about IceCat release cycle, but check if they are fast enough putting out security updates.įinally, I will have to advise everyone NOT to use IceCat with Tor, at least not if you need STRONG anonimity. Maybe if everyone used it it would be ok, but as of right now I think not a lot of people do that.Īlso consider this: Tor Browser has been aligning its releases with Firefox security releases to make sure that there are no open bugs an attacker might exploit. IceCat for example has LibreJS or whatever that is called. Browser fingerprint is a though subject and the Tor Browser has a lot of patches to make sure that you don't seem too unique. You think they would spend resources like that if it was THAT easy? It's not.

I had already said that in another comment here in the forum.Ĭonsider also this: the Tor Project has a team working on the Tor Browser everyday, to make it safe to use.

So, if you use a different browser (and there are many ways to know which browser you are using) you make yourself unique, and therefore easy to track and follow. However from a security and privacy perspective, it is totally wrong.Ĭonsider this: Tor hides your identity by making every user look the same. Well, maybe in a freedom perspective (one can argue that IceCat is more free than Firefox or Tor Browser, but from a user point of view they are the same).

Is tor safe anymore 2015