The best anonymity networks, according to hackers
5 anonymity networks recommended in Hacker News comments over the past year, ranked by how many separate people recommend each one.
All anonymity networks
- TorRecommended for anonymous browsing, strong anti-fingerprinting, getting around censorship and easy onion-service self-hosting, though critics call it slow and weak against government-level adversaries.202recommend
- FreenetRecommended as a decentralized peer-to-peer platform for apps and chat with a menu of anonymity options; critics say its anonymity attracts illegal content.29recommend
- I2PRecommended as a free anonymity network for private browsing, services and torrents, with an active community behind it. Critics most often say it is hard to set up and slow.21recommend
- HyphanetA free peer-to-peer network for censorship-resistant, privacy-respecting publishing and communication. Critics say its name may keep it obscure.7recommend
- ArtiRecommended for memory safety and for embedding Tor in other apps as a library. Caveat: whether it will still be maintained in five years.6recommend