TOR and/or VPN with a destop/mobile Wallet - good or bad?

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Quote from: coinsgod on August 26, 2017, 02:57:10 AM

To increase privacy some peeps are using TOR and/or a VPN when creating wallets and sending/receiving their coins. I've read a few posts on Reddit from a few years ago that some people who were using TOR apparently lost some of their Bitcoin do to a bad exit node.

What do people here thing about using TOR and/or a VPN with a desktop or mobile wallet? Increases anonymity or increases risks of losing Bitcoins?

i think its depends on what vpn you use. because most of all vpn are has a anonymous activity so they can do what ever they want on that ip you used. its either good or bad it is up to you when you use it or not. but for me i recommend to use your ISP on your country to what ever happens to you, you can report the problem to solve what ever it is.

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Not using vpn or tor on the machine where my coins are kept. That would be a bad practice since some exit nodes could potentially steal some precious data from your computer resulting into loss of your bitcoins. That would be the safest thing to do. Besides, that machine was never connected to the internet again after I made it as a cold storage.

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Quote from: Niya on August 26, 2017, 03:59:36 AM

A VPN is better than Tor for several reasons. I use a VPN and have a desktop wallet, no problem about that... Just be sure to choose the right VPN.

I don't use either, and it is asking to draw attention to yourself but may give extra security. TOR is free and works over a distributed network, but it has been shown that it's possible to extract information when you control enough nodes in the network. Same goes for VPN but that means if someone wanted your connection data, they would only have to hack the one system providing that connection or get legal permission in one jurisdiction.

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A VPN is better than Tor for several reasons. I use a VPN and have a desktop wallet, no problem about that... Just be sure to choose the right VPN.

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Both of them Good and Bad thing.
and increasing anonymity and risk

many people have their opinion regarding this problem,
if you're someone who's like to keep anonymous more likely you're have a good impression using TOR or VPN.
it's very simple,because everybody can not track their IP because it's hidden by the network.
(many people say felt safe if they can conceal their identity through it)
and the Bad thing is,
for someone who's trying to conceal his transaction and accidentally lost their money in the process.
and it's not easy to use in my opinion,only an intermediate networker or something like that can use it fully.
(usually it's someone trying to make something unusual)

even a bird can crash while flying,so that's why i said increasing anonymity and risk even though they're have a lot of experience using it

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To increase privacy some peeps are using TOR and/or a VPN when creating wallets and sending/receiving their coins. I've read a few posts on Reddit from a few years ago that some people who were using TOR apparently lost some of their Bitcoin do to a bad exit node.

What do people here thing about using TOR and/or a VPN with a desktop or mobile wallet? Increases anonymity or increases risks of losing Bitcoins?

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