These guides are explainers on topics related to Tor and digital security more broadly including: Web fingerprinting, Internet censorship, Tails, metadata security, and more! You can make use of these guides for self-learning or during trainings as reading resources. For training material, please visit our training resources page

Exploring the Tor network (poster)

Exploring the Tor network (poster)

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Article19
A tabloid containing an amazing graphic about the Tor network. Part of the book How the Internet really works.
Inapatikana katika: English
Exploring the Tor network (poster)

Exploring the Tor network (poster)

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Article19
A tabloid containing an amazing graphic about the Tor network. Part of the book How the Internet really works.
Inapatikana katika: en
Understanding and Circumventing Network Censorship

Understanding and Circumventing Network Censorship

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
This resource is part of Surveillance Self-Defense (SSD) guides maintained by EFF.
Inapatikana katika: Multiple languages
Understanding and Circumventing Network Censorship

Understanding and Circumventing Network Censorship

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
This resource is part of Surveillance Self-Defense (SSD) guides maintained by EFF.
Inapatikana katika: multiple_languages
How to: Use Tor

How to: Use Tor

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
This resource is part of Surveillance Self-Defense (SSD) guides maintained by EFF.
Inapatikana katika: Multiple languages
How to: Use Tor

How to: Use Tor

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
This resource is part of Surveillance Self-Defense (SSD) guides maintained by EFF.
Inapatikana katika: multiple_languages
What's fingerprinting?

What's fingerprinting?

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Surveillance Self-Defense article explaining web browser fingerprinting and how Tor Browser protects you.
Inapatikana katika: Multiple languages
What's fingerprinting?

What's fingerprinting?

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Surveillance Self-Defense article explaining web browser fingerprinting and how Tor Browser protects you.
Inapatikana katika: multiple_languages
Evadir la censura y la vigilancia con Tor

Evadir la censura y la vigilancia con Tor

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Código Sur
Inapatikana katika: Español
Evadir la censura y la vigilancia con Tor

Evadir la censura y la vigilancia con Tor

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Código Sur
Inapatikana katika: es
Use Tor Browser to Become Harder to Trace

Use Tor Browser to Become Harder to Trace

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Security Planner
Inapatikana katika: English
Use Tor Browser to Become Harder to Trace

Use Tor Browser to Become Harder to Trace

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Security Planner
Inapatikana katika: en
Currícula de capacitación en seguridad digital holística para defensoras de derechos humanos

Currícula de capacitación en seguridad digital holística para defensoras de derechos humanos

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Cibermujeres
Inapatikana katika: Español
Currícula de capacitación en seguridad digital holística para defensoras de derechos humanos

Currícula de capacitación en seguridad digital holística para defensoras de derechos humanos

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Cibermujeres
Inapatikana katika: es
Cómo usar Tor Browser en tu computadora

Cómo usar Tor Browser en tu computadora

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Venezuela Inteligente
Guide explaining how to use Tor Browser and Tor bridges
Inapatikana katika: Español
Cómo usar Tor Browser en tu computadora

Cómo usar Tor Browser en tu computadora

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Venezuela Inteligente
Guide explaining how to use Tor Browser and Tor bridges
Inapatikana katika: es
Digital Safety kit

Digital Safety kit

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
A tailored digital security guide made for journalists.
Inapatikana katika: Español, Français, Русский, در فارسی
Digital Safety kit

Digital Safety kit

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
A tailored digital security guide made for journalists.
Inapatikana katika: es, fr, ru, fas
Cuidados Digitales: ¿Qué es el Tor Browser?

Cuidados Digitales: ¿Qué es el Tor Browser?

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa SurSiendo
E-learning platform based on Moodle.
Inapatikana katika: Español
Cuidados Digitales: ¿Qué es el Tor Browser?

Cuidados Digitales: ¿Qué es el Tor Browser?

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa SurSiendo
E-learning platform based on Moodle.
Inapatikana katika: es
An in-depth guide to choosing a web browser

An in-depth guide to choosing a web browser

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Freedom of Press Foundation
A guide comparing Tor Browser and other browser's security.
Inapatikana katika: English
An in-depth guide to choosing a web browser

An in-depth guide to choosing a web browser

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Freedom of Press Foundation
A guide comparing Tor Browser and other browser's security.
Inapatikana katika: en
Tor: ¿Cómo protegerte mientras navegas en Internet?

Tor: ¿Cómo protegerte mientras navegas en Internet?

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Artículo 19
A short video explaining what's Tor and how Tor works.
Inapatikana katika: Español
Tor: ¿Cómo protegerte mientras navegas en Internet?

Tor: ¿Cómo protegerte mientras navegas en Internet?

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Artículo 19
A short video explaining what's Tor and how Tor works.
Inapatikana katika: es
'Que no quede huella... que no, que no': diálogos feministas para las libertades y autocuidados digitales

'Que no quede huella... que no, que no': diálogos feministas para las libertades y autocuidados digitales

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Tormenta
A feminist fanzine discussing the Internet, anonymity, Tor, Tails.
Inapatikana katika: Español
'Que no quede huella... que no, que no': diálogos feministas para las libertades y autocuidados digitales

'Que no quede huella... que no, que no': diálogos feministas para las libertades y autocuidados digitales

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Tormenta
A feminist fanzine discussing the Internet, anonymity, Tor, Tails.
Inapatikana katika: es
Onion Browser Tutorial

Onion Browser Tutorial

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Guardian Project
This resource explains the features and how to use Onion Browser. Onion Browser is the only browser for iOS recommended by the Tor Project.
Inapatikana katika: English
Onion Browser Tutorial

Onion Browser Tutorial

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Guardian Project
This resource explains the features and how to use Onion Browser. Onion Browser is the only browser for iOS recommended by the Tor Project.
Inapatikana katika: en
Onion Browser Video Tutorial

Onion Browser Video Tutorial

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Guardian Project
Video tutorial with best practices to browse the web securely on iOS using Onion Browser
Inapatikana katika: English
Onion Browser Video Tutorial

Onion Browser Video Tutorial

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Guardian Project
Video tutorial with best practices to browse the web securely on iOS using Onion Browser
Inapatikana katika: en
Getting your hands started with Tails

Getting your hands started with Tails

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa geb
Step by step tutorial used to introduce Tails to journalism students. Actually used in journalism schools in France. Topics: Tor, persistence, metadata, secure removal, Veracrypt, OnionShare etc. On request ; please click to contact author.
Inapatikana katika: English
Getting your hands started with Tails

Getting your hands started with Tails

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa geb
Step by step tutorial used to introduce Tails to journalism students. Actually used in journalism schools in France. Topics: Tor, persistence, metadata, secure removal, Veracrypt, OnionShare etc. On request ; please click to contact author.
Inapatikana katika: en
Defend Dissent: Digital Suppression and Cryptographic Defense of Social Movements

Defend Dissent: Digital Suppression and Cryptographic Defense of Social Movements

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Glencora Borradaile
An introduction book to cryptography, Tor, and surveillance used against social movements in US.
Inapatikana katika: English
Defend Dissent: Digital Suppression and Cryptographic Defense of Social Movements

Defend Dissent: Digital Suppression and Cryptographic Defense of Social Movements

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Glencora Borradaile
An introduction book to cryptography, Tor, and surveillance used against social movements in US.
Inapatikana katika: en
Leak and Onion Soup

Leak and Onion Soup

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Exposing the invisible (Tactical Tech)
A guide about using Tor to read, verify and process leaked data, which might come with a risk.
Inapatikana katika: English
Leak and Onion Soup

Leak and Onion Soup

Kusasishwa:not provided
Kwa Exposing the invisible (Tactical Tech)
A guide about using Tor to read, verify and process leaked data, which might come with a risk.
Inapatikana katika: en

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