

The Tor browser is simply a custom build of Firefox designed to route data through the Tor network. Tor offers a way to access the Internet safely and anonymously. Tor stands for “The Onion Router”, and can refer to either the Tor browser, or the Tor network. Then, if you decide you’d like to explore Tor for yourself, we’ll also walk you through the installation process on macOS. We’ll answer some common questions we’ve heard about Tor - touching on issues of functionality, safety, and privacy.

But if you’re like many people, you probably still have lots of questions about what it is, and what it does. You may have heard of Tor - perhaps you’ve seen it in films or TV shows that dramatize hacking, or mentioned in news stories about cybercrime and the “dark web”.
