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Clarify and modernize VPN and Tor advice #2322

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Discussion: https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/clarify-tors-weaknesses-with-respect-to-observability/3676/4

Changes proposed in this PR:

  • Recommend connecting to a VPN before connecting to Tor
  • Include instructions on configuring a ProxyVM in conjunction with sys-whonix on Qubes
  • Emphasize that Tor traffic looks different from VPN traffic on local/ISP networks
  • Include more information about malicious exit nodes
  • Includes most changes from VPN Overview Rewrite #2267
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@jonaharagon jonaharagon marked this pull request as ready for review November 1, 2023 07:16
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Clarify and modernize VPN and Tor advice (#2322)
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LGTM, but I'm keen to hear the thoughts of @privacyguides/team given how big a change this is, in particular @dngray and @blacklight447 - as they have previously written about the subject.

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Clarify and modernize VPN and Tor advice (#2322)
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