<p>This is why, for example, you might face <em>Permission denied</em> you get the following errors if you try to download files tothe <em>Home</em> another folder.:</p>
<p>This is why you get the following error if you try to download files to another folder:</p>
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-If you want to upload a files with <span class="application">Tor from *Tor Browser</span>, copy them to that folder first. *, copy it first to one of these folders.
If you want to upload a file from *Tor Browser*, copy it first to one of these folders.
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All the data exchanged between your browser and the server you are visiting are encrypted. ItUsing HTTPS instead of HTTP encrypts your communications with the website and prevents the [[Tor exit node to eavesdrop onfrom intercepting your communications|doc/about/warnings/tor#exit_node]].
Using HTTPS instead of HTTP encrypts your communications with the website and prevents the [[Tor exit node from intercepting your communications|about/warnings/tor#exit]].
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For example, here is how the browser looks likewhen we try to log in to an email account at [riseup.net](https://riseup.net/), using their [webmail interface](https://mail.riseup.net/):
For example, here is how the browser looks when we try to log in to an email account at [riseup.net](https://riseup.net/), using their [webmail interface](https://mail.riseup.net/):
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Notice the padlock icon on the left of the address bar saying "mail.riseup.net"and.Notice also the address beginning with "https://" (instead of "http://"). These are the indicators that an encrypted connection using [[!wikipedia HTTPS]] is being used.
Notice the padlock icon on the left of the address bar saying "mail.riseup.net".Notice also the address beginning with "https://" (instead of "http://"). These are the indicators that an encrypted connection using [[!wikipedia HTTPS]] is being used.
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You should try to only use services providing HTTPS wWhen you are sending or retrieving sensitive information (like passwords), oyou should try to only use services providing HTTPS. Otherwise, it is very easy for an eavesdropper to steal whatever information you are sending, or to modify the content of a page on its way to your browser.
When you are sending or retrieving sensitive information (like passwords), you should try to only use services providing HTTPS. Otherwise, it is very easy for an eavesdropper to steal whatever information you are sending, or to modify the content of a page on its way to your browser.
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[HTTPS Everywhere](https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere) is a Firefox extension included in <span class="application">Tor Browser</span>and. It is produced as a collaboration between [The Tor Project](https://torproject.org/) and the [Electronic Frontier Foundation](https://eff.org/). It encrypts your communications with a number of major websites. Many sites on the web offer some limited support for encryption over HTTPS, but make it difficult to use. For instancexample, they mayight default to unencrypted HTTP, or fill encrypted pages with links that go back to the unencrypted site. The HTTPS Everywhere extension fixes these problems by rewriting all requests to these sites to HTTPS.
[HTTPS Everywhere](https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere) is a Firefox extension included in <span class="application">Tor Browser</span>. It is produced as a collaboration between [The Tor Project](https://torproject.org/) and the [Electronic Frontier Foundation](https://eff.org/). It encrypts your communications with a number of major websites. Many sites on the web offer some limited support for encryption over HTTPS, but make it difficult to use. For example, they might default to unencrypted HTTP, or fill encrypted pages with links that go back to the unencrypted site. The HTTPS Everywhere extension fixes these problems by rewriting all requests to these sites to HTTPS.
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To learn more about HTTPS Everywhere, you can see:
- The [HTTPS Everywhere FAQ](https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere/faq/)
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Having all JavaScript disabled by default would disable a lot of harmless and possibly useful JavaScript, and might render unusablemany websites unusable.
Having all JavaScript disabled by default would disable a lot of harmless and possibly useful JavaScript, and might render many websites unusable.
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<p>To understand better the behavior of <span class="application">Tor Browser</span>, for example, regarding JavaScript and cookies, you can refer to the <a href="https://2019.www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser/design/"> <span class="application">Tor Browser</span> design document</a>.</p>
<p>To understand better the behavior of <span class="application">Tor Browser</span>, for example, regarding JavaScript and cookies, you can refer to the <a href="https://2019.www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser/design/"> <span class="application">Tor Browser</span> design document</a>.</p>
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To change the security level, click on the [[!img security-level.png class="symbolic" link="no"]] icon on the right of the address bar and choose <span class="guilabel">Advanced Security **Settings…</span>**.
To change the security level, click on the [[!img security-level.png class="symbolic" link="no"]] icon on the right of the address bar and choose **Settings…**.
Click on the <span class="guilabel">[[New Identity</span> featureCircuit for this Site|Tor_Browser#circuit-view]]</span> button to use a different circuit.
