
This is done by using using thousands of servers (Tor relays), multi-layered encryption, isolating each website you visit so third-party trackers can't follow you, prevent someone watching your connection from knowing what websites you visit, and make it difficult to be fingerprinted based on your device and browser info.

Its main purpose is to circumvent censorship by concealing its users' identities and their online activity from surveillance and traffic analysis.

Tor Browser automatically starts the Tor background processes and routes traffic through the Tor network sensitive data like cookies and the browsing history are removed upon closing the browser. It's a modified version of Mozilla Firefox ESR (Extended Support Release) that includes TorButton, TorLauncher, NoScript and HTTPS Everywhere Firefox extensions, and the Tor proxy. Install Flatpak using these instructions.Tor Browser, previously known as Tor Browser Bundle, is a web browser that protects your privacy while you are surfing the Internet. If you want to make sure you always have the latest version, use Flatpak: Installing in any Linux distro using Flatpak You can install torbrowser-launcher from your operating system's package manager, but it might be out-of-date and have issues working. You might want to check out the security design doc. To install it in any other distribution, see the build instructions. Tor Browser Launcher is included in Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora. Optionally plays a modem sound when you open Tor Browser (because Tor is so slow).Includes AppArmor profiles to make a Tor Browser compromise not as bad.Adds "Tor Browser" and "Tor Browser Launcher Settings" application launcher to your desktop environment's menu.Verifies Tor Browser's signature for you, to ensure the version you downloaded was cryptographically signed by Tor developers and was not tampered with.

