Onion Browser VS Smart HTTPS

• Enhanced Privacy
  Onion Browser routes your internet traffic through the Tor network, making it more difficult for third parties to track your online activity or identify your location.
• Open Source
  As an open-source application, Onion Browser allows transparency in its code base, enabling users and developers to inspect, audit, and contribute to its development and security practices.
• Access to Blocked Content
  It allows users to access websites that are blocked in certain regions, effectively bypassing censorship and geographical restrictions.

Possible disadvantages

• Slower Speeds
  Due to the nature of traffic being routed through multiple nodes on the Tor network, browsing speeds can be significantly slower compared to regular browsers.
• Limited Functionality
  Onion Browser may not support all multimedia content or complex website features due to its focus on privacy and security, which can affect usability.
• Potential Security Risks
  While Tor is designed to increase privacy, it doesn't protect against all security threats, especially if sensitive data is entered while using potentially compromised exit nodes.

• Automatic Redirection to HTTPS
  Smart HTTPS automatically changes HTTP protocol to HTTPS, which enhances the security of your browsing by ensuring that the connection is encrypted.
• Fallback to HTTP
  In cases where an HTTPS version of the site is not available, it can automatically revert back to HTTP, ensuring you can still access the website instead of facing a disruption.
• Whitelist Feature
  Allows users to maintain a whitelist of websites that should always be accessed using HTTP, providing flexibility and control over the browsing experience.
• Improved Privacy
  By automatically using HTTPS, it helps in protecting user data from eavesdroppers and enhances privacy while browsing the web.

Possible disadvantages

• Compatibility Issues
  Some websites may not function correctly over HTTPS, leading to potential misbehavior or broken features when accessed using Smart HTTPS.
• Potential for Increased Loading Times
  Sometimes, redirecting to HTTPS can result in slightly longer loading times, especially if the server's configuration is not optimal for HTTPS.
• Resource Intensive
  The addon might consume additional resources to check for HTTPS versions of every site, which could impact browser performance, especially on older systems.
• Limited Control Over Redirection
  Users might have limited ability to control which sites are redirected to HTTPS if they haven't preemptively whitelisted specific HTTP sites.

Tor Anonymous Onion Browser for iOS (2020)

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• “We don’t track you … except for when we get paid for it.”

  Smart HTTPS, site This tries to send you to https sites instead of http sites. Using http sites makes you venerable to man in the middle attacks. (dont use http on public wifis if possible). Source: over 4 years ago

• question about non secure websites

  I'd recommend using Smart HTTPS which automatically makes your site's HTTPS if it can offer it so it will reduce these situations. Here's the site where you can choose whichever browser you use. https://mybrowseraddon.com/smart-https.html. Source: over 4 years ago