> is there any problem using tor for online-shopping (with ssl)? Of > course the shop owner will know my real name, but still my ISP and > all the nodes along the way won't know what i'm buying.
Using Tor can help disconnect your other browsing habits, hides your current location and provides an opportunity to use a false name (but probably not a false address). If the online shopping website is using TLS then you don't have to worry about your ISP or Tor exit nodes looking at your shopping behaviour. As long as the shopping website doesn't block Tor I don't see any reason to not use it. > Then i thought about torifying everything on my smartphone. I > realized that my phone checks my mail account (mail address with real > name); i guess once that happens, the exit node knows who i am and > this could be a problem if i transmit sensible data without > encryption (ok, that's not clever to begin with). Besides, I > couldn't come up with any reason why this torifying everything should > be a problem. Do you have any? Torifying everything could create a unique fingerprint, depending on what programs you are using. I think Torifying email is a good idea if you have a TLS connection to your mail server though. Most providers do this so if you don't get a TLS connection then it could be worth complaining. If you use a TLS connection between your mail client and the mail provider then intermediaries such as Tor exit nodes shouldn't be able to find out who you are. I don't really have any answers for doing this on your phone unfortunately. Andrew
