Post AzrApWkHO2ZMBHgpWK by rapscalorie@cyberplace.social
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(DIR) Post #Azqjlq2szRN67PPRqK by GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social
2025-11-02T20:02:04Z
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Something very important to know in your threat model if you use Tor Browser on Windows: By default it installs to your Desktop folder, which is by default mirrored to OneDrive at Microsoft. Microsoft has access to your OneDrive content for cybersecurity analysis via privacy carve outs. The Tor folder contains sensitive content.The solution is to install at root of C: drive.
(DIR) Post #Azr5W05o472vdZd22a by rapscalorie@cyberplace.social
2025-11-02T22:49:34Z
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@GossiTheDog People install Tor to their machine? I've never installed it on anything other than a dedicated encrypted flash drive 😂
(DIR) Post #Azr5W1KjS6ZzU9cSwa by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-03T03:02:20Z
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@rapscalorie @GossiTheDog I thought one should have a separate little laptop for tor and all of those things? Ideally a laptop not bought online.
(DIR) Post #AzrApWkHO2ZMBHgpWK by rapscalorie@cyberplace.social
2025-11-03T04:01:54Z
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@futurebird @GossiTheDog I usually run it in a partition I don't really use except for games, which is a stripped down Windows install and I make sure everything is logged out and closed completely. But yes, a separate device would be another layer of safety. I *personally* don't find it necessary, but your use case may differ greatly from mine.
(DIR) Post #AzrBHwQLVZZdvhun4q by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-03T04:07:03Z
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@rapscalorie @GossiTheDog It's overkill for what I use it for, which is just to know how it works. Just In Case.
(DIR) Post #AzrBktGUKfFKWw6lQ8 by rapscalorie@cyberplace.social
2025-11-03T04:12:15Z
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@futurebird @GossiTheDog Especially these days, I'd argue there's nothing wrong with overkill. Especially if you aren't super tech minded, best practices now means best practices when you need it.