What is Tor Browser and how it works ?
Tor or the Onion Router, allows anonymous use of Internet veiling the
actual identity of the user. It protects the user from any traffic
analysis and network spying. Tor is perhaps the most popular and secure
option available for anonymous Internet connectivity. It is based on the
principle of 'Onion Routing' which was developed by Paul syverson Michael G. Reed and David Goldschlag at the U.S. Naval research Laboratory in the 1990's.
The alpha version of tor named 'The Onion Routing Project' or simply TOR Project was developed by Roger Dingledine and Nick Mathewson, launched on 20 september 2002. Further development was carried under the financial roof of Electronic Frontier Foundation[EFF].
Now the stabled release of Tor Browser on September 18 2017.
There is C,Python and Rust language are used to develop Tor Browser.
The
Tor project is a non-profit organization that currently maintains Tor
and is responsible for its development. It is mainly funded by the US
Government,further aid is provided by Swedish Government and different
NGOs and individual sponsers.
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