What is the advantage and disadvantage of VPN over TOR

arshad arshad3m at gmail.com
Thu Dec 24 12:26:52 UTC 2009


On Thu, 2009-12-24 at 06:52 -0500, Rashkae wrote:
> arshad wrote:
> > and how to configure a VPN in jaunty? (i don't have a VPN router, im
> > connecting to interent using mobilephone)
> > thank you very much.
> > 
> > 
> 
> Advantage: non-whatsoever
> 
> Disadvantage: You'll be routing your vpn traffic through routers
> controlled by other people, who include a handful of University computer
> science departments and even the NSA, who will all be given the first
> chance to sniff all your traffic for passwords and what not.
> 
> It should go without saying, this is not at all what TOR is designed for.
> 

so you mean,
TOR is better than vpn?
i would like to confirm the following with TOR:

1) the site i visit doenst know where i origin from
2) an eavesdropper cannot intercept the message
3) ISP doesnt know which sites visited.

thank you very much.





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