From: David Precious Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 09:47:33 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Links to info on bouncers/VPNs/Tor. X-Git-Url: https://jfr.im/git/irc/freenode/web-7.0.git/commitdiff_plain/deea84685232e469d77598c1165deb43d3da393b?ds=sidebyside Links to info on bouncers/VPNs/Tor. --- diff --git a/content/kb/general/cloaks.md b/content/kb/general/cloaks.md index c15b52754..6018ec8b9 100755 --- a/content/kb/general/cloaks.md +++ b/content/kb/general/cloaks.md @@ -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 -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