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Is Tor browser on Mullvad DNS a bad idea? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 months ago by unicornBro@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Newb: I set secure DNS to Mullvad DNS. Since I can't afford a VPN, I do my web searches on Tor browser.

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[–] thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why would it be a bad idea?

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I think tor works in part because everybody is identical in ways that change if you fiddle with settings.