I’m not too well versed in it, but just based upon how it works I would imagine you would be at greater risk without taking at least as many precautions as the normal internet.
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MangoCats@feddit.it 3 days agoIs TOR a practical alternative for VPN - never tried it, but it seems tempting…
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bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
I wouldn’t consider it so. Imo it has a different intended use case.
Similar to a a VPN’s server, if a TOR exit node is compromised, so is your traffic.
However, TOR is significantly slower than just torrenting over a VPN. It speed loss could make a 15min download take 6-8hours. For a movie that could be a few gbs in size it would take even longer.