Many other people have use cases that allow for the use of Tor on a mobile device, and for their purposes it is perfectly secure to do so. Your reasons for using Tor are different than most people's.
Just because your personal adversary model doesn't allow for the use of Tor on a mobile device (because you believe your carrier will deanonymize you, or because you believe Apple/Android/whoever will work with your adversary, or whatever other reason), that doesn't mean everyone else has the same adversary model. Millions of normal people use Tor for normal things all over the world. Hello, and that you for asking the FAQ "Why would anyone use Tor on a mobile device? Isn't that really insecure?" No other app for Android has Tor Project's blessing and you're on your own if you use them.Īnd more copy/paste FAQ answers before the questions are asked. It has a VPN mode that uses Android's built-in VPN functionality to force some/all apps over Tor it does not magically make you more secure and it does not add a VPN to your connection. It is a tiny little wrapper around Tor that allows other apps to proxy over the Tor network. Orbot is developed by the Guardian Project and endorsed by the Tor Project. Tor Browser for Android (Alpha) is a potentially buggy and dangerous version of Tor Browser for Andoid that exists for developers to use and find problems. Tor Browser for Android takes the place of Orfox with the added benefit of not needing Orbot to be installed/running. Orfox will no longer be maintained and is replaced by Tor Browser for Android. (boklm is one of the Tor Browser developers, and would know this to be true). Use Tor Browser for Android to browse the web.īut what about Orbot and Orfox? What are those? Are they good? Are they maintained? Should they be used? And what about the Alpha version of Tor Browser for Android?
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