prweb.com — Hacktivismo, an international group of computer security experts and human rights workers, just released Torpark, an anonymous, fully portable Web browser based on Mozilla Firefox. Torpark comes pre-configured, requires no installation, can run off a USB memory stick, and leaves no tracks behind in the browser or computer.
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arrakistorSep 20, 2006
I am also working with Hacktivismo on the scatterchat project. We are considering making it portable.
simongilltySep 20, 2006
torpark has been around for ages. atleast 1 year+
mikecermSep 20, 2006
Tor requires that you have a connection to the internet, and connects through a specific port, 8118. If you connect through a proxy or router that blocks 8118, I don't believe you can connect to Tor's network.I've tried Torpark where I work, and have been unable to connect through the proxy server. Yours may be different.
dmoney22Sep 20, 2006
yeah i thought this has been out for awhile
resplenceSep 20, 2006
*applause*Seriously.
yottamediaSep 20, 2006
HeyTOR was out yonks ago......The government, specifically U.S. Navy designed the TOR system back around the 1990s. The idea is to have routers that do not log. That is the point of it. AFAIK, TOR should have a record of IPs that connected to it, and IPs that it has connected to. NOT the link between the two. If a site has been hacked..accessed or whatever, the site would see the TOR (router) 's IP address, but not be able to find out which user going through that router connected to the site. It might have been the guy running TOR or could have been anyone connecting to him. there's no way to tell, even in the server logs, because that's what the Navy orig. wanted it to do, then they gave up on the idea for some reason. You don't need to use TORPARK and then TORBIRD or whatever the new one is called. Run TOR with Privoxy and you can point any prog - msn, irc, email, http, ftp, whatever to your local privoxy port, forwarding it through the TOR. So it's cool s**t. And paedophiles? I give more of a s**t about my Big Brother sticking his nose over my shoulder, and I have nothing to hide. Oh, yeah, my freedom and privacy, that's it! :)Still, NOT new info for sure.....
rouninSep 20, 2006
Just remember, it's completely useless if you want to hide your tracks on your end.
arrakistorSep 20, 2006
What exactly do you mean? It essentially triple SSL proxies itself through the tor network. No need to use it with an additional proxy. Now if you are referring to "what if my network uses a proxy" then you can simply add that to the configuration Torpark understands. Go into the Torpark/App/tor/torrc file and add the proxy information there with the syntax demonstrated in the tor manual page: <a class="user" href="http://tor.freehaven.net/tor-manual.html">http://tor.freehaven.net/tor-manual.html</a>
radicalsatdudeSep 26, 2006
Torpark is indeed awesome, no doubt! but if people want more choice and prefer the faster Opera browser then:OperaTor<a class="user" href="http://letwist.net/operator">http://letwist.net/operator</a>It's basicially a preconfigured bundle and loaded with Opera Browser, The Onion Router (Tor) and Privoxy.
thervmguyOct 23, 2006
This is what true hackers do!They not only do something ingeneous, but they do something for the common good, not for kicks or their own personal enjoyment!Well done guys!! Great product
aphoticomJan 11, 2007
Arrakistor, I am a long-time Torpark fan.I am looking forward to an upgrade to Firefox 2.0.