FancyMancy said:
Enabling Javascript while using Tor = not using Tor at all. Please do your actual, full and proper research before trying to (pretend to) keep yourself safe... :roll:
Tor is not completely useless if you have javascript enabled. You can experiment yourself by using this website which lays down the data they receive about you
https://www.deviceinfo.me/
You will see that having Security Level set to Standard (Javascript fully enabled) or Safer (partly enabled) makes no difference, the websites will receive same data about you. If you set it to `Safest` (Javascript disabled) will indeed make a significant difference but will make many websites unoperable. Yet the most sensitive data:
- Geolocation
- IP adress
- City and country
Remains unaffected irrespective of what security level you choose. And all this, irrespective if you use a VPN or not. But the VPN helps you hide your real IP from the first Tor node, which is definitely useful as spying agencies can track Tor users by syncronizing the request from the first to third node, and also to hide Tor usage from your internet provider.
In my opinion, Tor with Javascript fully enabled (since he wants to use youtube) is safe to use as long as:
- you have a VPN
- you use accounts and emails that were never created and accessed from your real locatiion/IP
- a bridge adds more security but as long as you have a VPN is not very important
Also by using a VPN and Tor in the same time, you basically hide your activity from each other, because those who monitor Tor won't see your real IP and your VPN won't see your internet activity because is encrypted by Tor (assuming that they log your activity).