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[[!meta title="Browsing the web with Tor Browser"]]
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[[!toc levels=1]]
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<span class="application">[Tor Browser](https://www.torproject.org)</span> is a web
browser based on [Mozilla Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/) but configured
to protect your privacy.
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[[!img lib/apps/tor-browser.png link=no alt=""]]
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Sending your connections to websites through the Tor network is not enough to totally protect you while browsing the web:
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Cookies can be used to track and identify you across different websites.
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Security vulnerabilities in JavaScript have been used to [deanonymize Tor Browser in the past](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/08/attackers-wield-firefox-exploit-to-uncloak-anonymous-tor-users/).
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This is why *Tor Browser* integrates all kinds of security protections inside the browser as well.
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Some frequently asked questions about <span class="application">Tor Browser</span> can be found in
[[the FAQ|support/faq#browser]].
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The following error message in *Tor Browser* means that Tails is not yet connected to the Tor network:
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The proxy server is refusing connections
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Make sure that you are:
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[[Connected to a local network|anonymous_internet/networkmanager]]
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[[Connected to the Tor network|anonymous_internet/tor]]
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<h1 id="fingerprint">Hiding that you are using <i>Tor Browser</i></h1>
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It is impossible to hide to the websites that you visit that you are using Tor, because the [list of exit nodes of the Tor network is public](https://metrics.torproject.org/exonerator.html).
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That is why many more websites ask you to solve a CAPTCHA when using *Tor Browser*.
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The anonymity provided by *Tor Browser* works by making all users look the same to make it impossible to know who is who among the millions of users of *Tor Browser*.
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Tails tries to make it as difficult as possible for websites to distinguish Tails users from other users of *Tor Browser*. If it was possible for a website to determine whether you are a user of *Tor Browser* inside or outside of Tails, this would provide a little bit more information about you and reduce your anonymity.
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The websites that you visit can retrieve a lot of information about your browser, whether it's *Tor Browser* or a regular browser. This information is called the *fingerprint* of the browser and includes the name and version of the browser, the size of the window, the time zone, the available fonts, etc.
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