Tor browser: What is it and how does it protect your privacy?

Here’s your beginner-friendly explainer on this privacy and security tool for online browsing, and how it works with VPNs.

If you’re new to internet privacy and security, you’ve still probably already read references to something called Tor — a widely hailed piece of internet-connected software with its own internet browser. Tor is embraced by privacy aficionados for its reliable encryption and its history of covering users’ internet tracks.

At first glance, the terminology around Tor can seem intimidating and alien. Don’t worry, though. It’s simpler than it seems.