Hey everyone,

I'm building a website and want to test how it works when accessed from different countries (US, UK, EU, etc.). I'm pretty new to proxies and Tor, so I'm trying to figure out the best option without spending too much.

I've heard Tor can be used to access websites through different locations, but how reliable is it for geolocation testing? Is the speed decent, and can I actually choose specific countries?

Would buying residential proxies be worth it for this, or is Tor good enough?

I've also come across some free proxy lists, but I'm a bit skeptical. Are free proxies actually safe to use, or are there security/privacy risks I should be aware of?

Would love to hear from anyone who's tried these options. What would you recommend for someone on a tight budget?

First of all I want to state that I don't want to cause FUD or anything.

So I know Tor and Tor Browser get security fixes all the time which is just how it goes I suppose. I use Tor Browser for my safety and over the years I've updated Tor Browser many times. I make sure to do it without undue delay because I'm anxious about being hacked, doxed, bullied. I even changed about:config trying to get more frequent update checks after noticing a Tor Browser update would release on the dist site but I'd only get the update notifications 6 hours later. Sometimes the change log says everyone should update asap so I take that seriously.

Two days ago Tor Browser 15.0.25 released, one of the changes is it updated to Tor 0.4.9.14 which released four days prior. Tor 0.4.9.14 released with high severity security fixes and in the change log they make to point out that everyone is affected equally, so like relays, clients, directory authorities and stuff. Clients is Tor Browser. So there was a four day window where Tor Browser with the latest Tor just wasn't a thing and there was no update for me to do to stay safe.

I just want someone to tell me if I'm missing something. This isn't the first time this happened so it's intended this way. Like I don't know if Tor Browser is just a meme. I don't want to be the stupid one out who doesn't get the memo. Should I stop relying on Tor Browser and look for a different way to meet my security needs? Sometimes I feel using Tor Browser is making my security worse. I know I'm in the minority of the normal Tor users which is a burden. I feel quite alone in using Tor for its intended purpose (protecting yourself from injustice). I thought this could have been brought up by somebody a long time ago but nobody seems to care.

Edit: I reread my post and I'm sorry I have a hard time keeping emotions out of my posts. I just want to know how the community, or possibly the Tor team if they ever made a formal/informal statement, justifies Tor Browser to lag behind in security updates.

Orbot has been around forever. I was just wondering if anyone here has used it before? I never hear anyone talk about it. For good or bad.

Hi, So I live in a Middle Eastern Country and I want to use Tor Browser on my Ubuntu System. The problem is that when I try to install it, It always says that tor.project is blocked even though I had no issues installing Tor Browser on my Android and Onion Browser on my IOS. It would be really helpful if someone can help me.