In an attempt to clarify my previous post. There are two software elements involved...
  1. The TOR browser (donationware)
  2. Badger (freeware)

The TOR browser has three user selectable levels of security
  1. Low (default)
  2. Medium
  3. High

On the LOW setting all normal browser functions are sup0orted and Panopticlick reports
  • Is your browser blocking tracking ads: ✓ Yes
  • Is your browser blocking invisible trackers: ✓ Yes
  • Does your browser unblock 3rd parties that promise to honor Do Not Track? No
  • Does your browser protect from fingerprinting? Partial

On the MEDIUM setting Javascript performance otions are disabled, scripts may run more slower, HTML 5 runs click to play, some math functions are dusabled, some font rendering options are disabled and Panopticlick reports
  • Is your browser blocking tracking ads: ✓ Yes
  • Is your browser blocking invisible trackers: ✓ Yes
  • Does your browser unblock 3rd parties that promise to honor Do Not Track? No
  • Does your browser protect from fingerprinting? Partial Protection

On the MAXIMUM setting Javascriot is disabled, Javascript performance otions are disabled, scripts may run more slower, HTML 5 runs click to play, some math functions are dusabled, some font rendering options are disabled and Panopticlick reports
  • Is your browser blocking tracking ads: ✓ Yes
  • Is your browser blocking invisible trackers: ✓ Yes
  • Does your browser unblock 3rd parties that promise to honor Do Not Track? No
  • Does your browser protect from fingerprinting? ✓ YES

NOTES:
  1. With Medium and high level protection settings you can allow some protection features to be turned off on a site by site basis.
  2. Without Badger Tor does not report any blocking of tracking ads or invisible trackers.
  3. traffic is routed through a variety of domestic and European servers to disguise your origin and you can change the routing on the fly — I have two tabs open at the moment and and each is going through a different set of overseas servers.
  4. you can spoof almost any make browser you desire.

For iOS
  • The TOR browser per se is not available for iOS devices, however there are several TOR based browsers in the iTunes Store but I have yet to find one that has all the features of TOR or that doesn't come with and expensive subscription price (one is $30 a month).
  • Badger is not available for iOS either but Disconnect works the same way and seems to be very effective.

Last edited by joemikeb; 03/17/17 04:16 PM. Reason: typo
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