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  1. 08-01-2010 #1
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    Does anybody use Tor

    to protect their privacy online, and is it worth doing? What's the performance hit?

    Tor: anonymity online
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    I've used it before. Performance was pretty bad. I've heard using polipo over privoxy can help with that, though I haven't tried it.

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    I use tor mostly to just access pandora radio in canada
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