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- Facebook gets built-in Tor support for secure socializing on Android
Posted by : Brij Bhushan
Tuesday 19 January 2016
If you’re the kind of person that surfs the Web using an anonymizer or VPN (I am) to secure your connection, I’ve got some great news for you: Facebook is adding official Tor support to its Android app. It’s still somewhat experimental, but a new option rolling out in Facebook for Android lets you ensure Facebook traffic routes via Tor to anonymize and encrypt your socializing. It requires the instillation of Orbot, an app used for connecting to Tor, then a switch in your App Settings enables Facebook over Tor. The feature is great news for those living in countries…
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