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Microsoft Defender Flags Tor Browser as a Trojan and Removes it from the System - Deform (deform.co)
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[โ€“] LeeNeighoff 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hot take, I see no issue with this. If you're savvy enough to know about Tor and its purpose, you're also savvy enough to know how to add a security exclusion in Defender. People who don't know how to whitelist a program in Defender probably did not install Tor themselves and won't be safe using a program with the capability to access the dark web.

It's extra frustration for those trying to legitimately use Tor, but it's also a safety check in the case of an unintended install.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

People who actually want to use Tor are probably also on Linux. Using it on Windows pretty much nullifies any privacy it gives you.