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cassisback

URL blocker addon that does not comprimise anonymity?

So, when I am working on my laptop I somtimes find myself reflexively typing in reddit or fivethirtyeight into the url box and distracting myself.

This happens often enough that it has a measurable impact on my productivy, so rather then spend mental resources constatly refocussing myself, is there a way to block my tor browser from accessing reddit and other potentialy distracting websites in a way that does not comprimise my anonymity?

I do remember reading that addons are fingerprints that can potentially used identify distinct users, which defeats the whole perpuse of using tor.

Any addon, script, or workaround is acceptible (as long as it does not break annonmytity), even if its a pain in the ass to set up (well, as long as it takes less then an hour to set up) because it will save a bunch of time and mental willpower throughout my workday.

I run the latest version of tails on a laptop.

Thanks in advance!

Posted May 8, 2017, 12:25 PM UTC · edited

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dirtybike24•

I'm sure you're aware and also know that it's not a simple on/off toggle, also requires that you know the router login info... log in to router and add the URLs you wish to block. Obviously this method doesn't discriminate.

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cassisbackOP•

Would that work with tor? I know that tor has gottem me around content blockers set up by public wifis before.

Thats a good idea for when im working at home (I will definitly set that up) but when I work I am usually at a library/cafe or my school, which for reasons I do not understand refuse to give me acess to router login info.

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torrio888•

Would that work with tor?

No because Tor Browser doesnt send DNS request through router it sends it to the Exit Node through encrypted Tor circuit so router is not able to see and block this requests.

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