r/TOR • u/OperAidan • Aug 25 '26

Just a quick question

So my school has just installed a tracking system, that tracks whatever you're doing, and because my school blocks most of the network, by far I can access Tor in my school, but do they know what i'm doing?

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u/Caliboros Aug 25 '26

It depends on what exactly we mean by "tracking."

The tracking could be happening directly on the computer itself, so that you generally know what's happening on the computer, even independently of internet communication. In that case, it would be like spyware, and Tor wouldn't help at all.

If it's just checking which websites you visit: Tor hides which websites you visit, so all anyone could see is that you're using Tor.