Sheridan College

ACCG 270011

Privacy Checking
Check that you're currently displaying a Tor IP address and that all scripts are disabled. If they're not
then this is a privacy risk and you should continue to follow the advice below.
Whoer.net
For results under "Location" it should be giving the Tor servers hostname, ISP and not you're own.
Under "Your Anonymity" it should list have an 'X' against Tor meaning you are correctly using tor.
Under the Browser results it should be listed like this.
• Javascript - disabled
• Flash - disabled
• Java - disabled
• ActiveX - disabled
• WebRTC - disabled
Blocking Scripts Globally
When you first install Tor Browser bundle, make sure scripts via NoScript are not globally allowed. This is
very dangerous to your privacy and should be turned OFF. you can right click the no script icon (S icon
next to address bar) and select options, in general tab, uncheck the scripts globally allowed tab.
Slider Options
The new slider options should also be changed. Click on the Onion icon at the top of tor browser for the
drop down menu, and click "Security settings" and on the slider it should be set to 'high' for security
level (by default is set as low).
Note: Tails OS resets these slider options so make sure you have them set to 'High' whenever you access
the Tor Browser.
Plugins
Addons/plugins should be blocked and/or not installed at all. NONE of the plugins not supported by the
TorProject run the risk of bypassing the Tor Network and accessing the net directly, which runs the risk
of leaking your real IP Address. It should be clear indication to anyone why this is an issue, but people
sometime disregard the risks and lose a large part of their OpSec over mistakes like these.