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Links to info on bouncers/VPNs/Tor.
authorDavid Precious <redacted>
Wed, 16 Nov 2016 09:47:33 +0000 (09:47 +0000)
committerEd Kellett <redacted>
Mon, 2 Jan 2017 16:20:31 +0000 (16:20 +0000)
content/kb/general/cloaks.md

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@@ -65,8 +65,11 @@ should *not* be relied upon for that purpose, as they are not reliable:
 For these reasons, we advise you to consider cloaks as only very basic
 protection from casual observers, and a way to stop your IP/hostname being
 passively logged in most cases, but caution that they cannot be relied upon to
 For these reasons, we advise you to consider cloaks as only very basic
 protection from casual observers, and a way to stop your IP/hostname being
 passively logged in most cases, but caution that they cannot be relied upon to
-hide your IP/hostname robustly - if you want that, you should consider an IRC
-bouncer, VPN or Tor.
+hide your IP/hostname robustly - if you want that, you should consider an
+[IRC bouncer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRC_bouncer),
+[VPN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_network)
+[Tor](https://www.torproject.org/) (see our blog post on 
+[connecting to freenode via Tor](https://freenode.net/news/tor-online).
 
 Do consider, however, just how much you need to hide your IP address; it's
 disclosed routinely during normal Internet usage - for instance, every website
 
 Do consider, however, just how much you need to hide your IP address; it's
 disclosed routinely during normal Internet usage - for instance, every website