[Arch Linux / Manjaro] install and use Tor to anonymize web navigation

100% Security and anonymity on the Internet does not exist but it is possible to approach it with the help of tools and bricks as TOR and Privoxy network.

Tor is an anonymous network of several "nodes", which aims to make the origin of a connection not found. Because of its design, the source IP address can not be identified either by the addressee or by the various "nodes" which handles the requests.

Privoxy has the role of protecting the privacy of the user, by filtering all incoming and outgoing requests.

TOR + Privoxy

• Installing TOR + Privoxy:

     sudo pacman -S tor privoxy

• Privoxy configuration:

     sudo nano / etc / privoxy / config

         Check that the line is properly de-commentary (no presence of the pound sign (#)):

         forward-socks5 / 127.0.0.1:9050. ## is the line in 1336

• Enabling and starting services:

sudo systemctl enable privoxy
sudo systemctl enable tor
sudo systemctl start privoxy
sudo systemctl start tor

• Internet Browser configuration by adding the proxy as follows:

   

                       

• Do a search on the Internet and check the connections:

         sudo netstat -tp

Alternative: install tor-browser

Otherwise, install the web browser Tor Project: tor-browser.

-S yogurt tor-browser-fr