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Connecticut Sports Betting at Retail Sportsbooks Nears as Online Rollout Continues – The Action Network

Posted: September 16, 2021 at 6:27 am

Connecticuts first legal retail sportsbooks cleared the final major regulatory hurdle Wednesday, allowing in-person betting to begin in the coming days. On Wednesday state officials also reaffirmed the states online sports betting launch is still several weeks away.

The DraftKings sportsbook at Foxwoods Resort Casino and the FanDuel sportsbook at Mohegan Sun were formally approved by federal regulators Wednesday when a renewed gaming compact between the state and the two partnering tribes was published in the Federal Registrar.

Though state officials, as well as the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes, were notified of their approval last week, the gaming compacts, by law, were not officially approved until Wednesdays publication.

The two massive casino resorts have spent months preparing in-person sportsbooks. Though there are several final steps before wagering can begin, casino officials told the Action Network last month that the sportsbooks would be ready soon after formal federal approval.

As of publication Wednesday, it was unclear if either sportsbook would open ahead of this weeks NFL Week 2 games.

The two tribal-operated retail sportsbooks are regulated separately from their respective online sportsbooks. Connecticut regulators told the Action Network last week the online process will take several more weeks.

Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle Seagull, whose department will oversee the states online sportsbooks, told a Connecticut radio station Wednesday that regulators still needed to conduct background checks and license each operator, among other standard regulatory measures.

Were going to take look at some of the internal controls of the businesses, understand how they plan to operate and what internally theyre going to be doing to make sure were comfortable with how theyll operate, Seagull told Bloomfield, Connecticut-based WDRC.

Each sportsbook must also pass independent laboratory inspection and testing, a common regulatory move that nevertheless prolongs the rollout process. Seagull also said there would be a multi-day soft launch to allow operators to test out their mobile sportsbooks before a full-scale launch in October.

Though Gov. Ned Lamont signed a sweeping online gaming bill that allows online sports betting, casino gaming and lottery sales into law in May, existing state law requires follow-up regulations before any new gaming form can begin. State regulators had to write these regulations and have them approved by lawmakers, a process that concluded late last month.

The online gaming aspects are independent from the two tribes retail sportsbook agreements, which are governed by federal law. The federal government didnt formally sign off on the new compact between Lamont and the two tribes until Wednesday, delaying the retail betting launch as well.

A lot of the steps that need to happen have occurred, Seagull said. Were sort of in the home stretch here.

Along with DraftKings and FanDuel, Rush Steet Interactive will also offer statewide mobile sports betting. Rush Street earned the states third and final license through a partnership with the state lottery. The company will likely brand its sportsbook under its SugarHouse name.

DraftKings and FanDuel, in conjunction with their respective tribal partners, can offer statewide mobile iGaming such as table games and slots, unlike the lottery-partnered Rush Street operation. However, Rush Street can open up to 15 retail sportsbooks across the state, several of which will be at Connecticut off-track betting facilities.

The lottery is also considering a sportsbook at Hartfords XL Center, though no deal has been finalized. If approved, it would be one of the nations first in-stadium retail sportsbooks and the first at a sporting venue that doesnt host a full-time NFL, NBA, MLB or NHL team.

Though Connecticut permits only three statewide mobile sportsbooks, it will still have more than the rest of New England combined. Rhode Island (Caesars) and New Hampshire (DraftKings) are de facto monopolies and Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont have not yet legalized online or retail sports betting.

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Big bet: Restarting the conversation on sportsbook – NonDoc

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Our esteemed governor is betting big that hell be able to get this done on sports gambling in Oklahoma, but hes going to have some mountainous hurdles along the way.

Namely, Gov. Kevin Stitt will have to address his, quite frankly, bizarre feud with the major tribes in our state. Considering the tribes popularity with both Republicans and Democrats in the Oklahoma Legislature, all roads to sportsbook go through them. So if this is going to happen, some sensible conversations between all parties need to be the next step.

Do I see that happening any time soon? No, but the dollars at stake with legalized sports gambling could have a way of cooling heads eventually. Perhaps Stitt just needs to toss a pigskin around for a while and loosen up; I hear back in 82 he could throw it a quarter-mile.

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NFL Week 2: Best Sportsbook Promos and Boosts (Ranked) – 4for4

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We will be chronicling the best boosts and promos on the gambling apps during football season. For a rundown on all the best signing bonuses, with easy links to create new accounts, click here.

Below you will find a ranking of the best boosts and promos currently available. If you enjoy this service, we would greatly appreciate it if you signed up through our affiliate links. Assume all bets are for $25 unless otherwise noted. Bets during Week 1 totaled $+536.45. Total during NFL preseason, previously to Week 1, was $-401.45. See bottom of the page for long-term outstanding futures bets.

$10 risk-free single game parlay on NFL Week 2.

Bet $25 on a single-game parlay, get a $25 free bet back if it loses.

Week 2 spread de-vigged to +100.

Red Sox and Mets both to win +250. (Fair value is about +198).

Yankees to win by 3+ runs +170. (Fair value is about +138).

50% MLB profit boost. (Pick: Ketal Marte over 1.5 total bases boosted from +140 to +210).

20% MLB profit boost. (Pick: Angels-White Sox first 5 innings over 5.5 boosted from +112 to +134).

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NASCAR Best Bets: Motorsports Picks, Odds to Consider on DraftKings Sportsbook for the Bass Pro Shops Night R – DraftKings Nation

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Last week was another big week for the NASCAR Best Bets. Martin Truex, Jr. won at Richmond (+550), and both head-to-head plays easily cruised to the ticket counter. Aric Almirola beat Kurt Busch by 23 positions (-125) and Christopher Bell finished third beating William Byron by 16 positions (-115). This is a new week, but the process does not change. I dug into the the lap-by-lap data and analyzed recent Bristol and Dover full races on YouTube to predict this weeks winner.

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The sports star has never won at Bristol, but that will change this weekend. Larson has been very close to winning at Bristol in the past, but he could not close. Times have changed, Larson is a more experienced driver and hes in much better equipment. Last fall at Bristol, Kyle Busch drove from the back of the field to the lead with ease by working the top groove that other drivers were hesitant to run. Larson is the master of the top line at Bristol and should be able to take the lead easily. In other high horsepower races with moderate-to-high banking this season, Larson has absolutely put a hurting on the field, leading 88% of the laps at Nashville and 66% of the laps at Dover. Both of these tracks are unique in that they are concrete paved, and Bristol is the only other fully concrete track on the circuit.

Last season, when Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch were battling on the final lap, the No. 20 car was one second back. Erik Jones was driving that car, but Christopher Bell is a better driver, a better driver in this package and a better driver at Bristol. Bells crew chief, Adam Stevens, was Kyle Buschs crew chief in that near win in the fall Bristol race, but they did lead the most laps in that race and they did win the 2020 spring Bristol race. Worth noting, is that the No. 18 JGR car and the No. 20 JGR car both failed inspection last fall, but starting in the back did not prevent these cars from getting to the front. JGR, and in particular Adam Stevens, has hit on something with the no-practice setup at Bristol.

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This is a long shot, but this is the rare occasion where a long shot has a legitimate shot at winning. Back in 2016, DiBenedetto showed that Bristol was his best track by finishing sixth in a notoriously underfunded BK Racing car. With better equipment not great equipment he finished second in the No. 95 car for Leavine Family Racing in 2019. He should have won that race but he ran into infamous lapper, Ryan Newman, and Denny Hamlin was able to take the lead late in the race. Last season, DiBenedetto took two tires during the competition caution, but the gamble did not pay off. Despite the gamble not working, that is the type of strategy bettors want to see from longshots. DiBenedetto went two laps down for a loose wheel, but battled back to seventh place late in stage 3 before debris cut down DiBenedettos tire on lap 481 of 500.

Bristol is not Dover, but without practice, bettors have to pick which data points to weigh heavily. The last Bristol race was a year ago, and in that race, Bowman was running inside the top 10 early in stage 3 before he had to pit for a loose wheel. The last race at Dover is much more recent, and while it may not accurately predict a drivers skill at the high-banked half-mile track in Bristol, it should reveal which teams are building the best high horsepower, low downforce race cars. At Dover, Bowman drove to the front and took the lead on pit road. He then cruised to victory in clean air with his Hendrick teammates finishing second, third and fourth.

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Top NJ Regulator To Books: "Regulate Sportsbook Advertising Or We Will" – Legal Sports Report

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The NFL is back and so are the sportsbook ads.

Operators are planning to spend $1 billion on advertising NFL betting this season, per Front Office Sports. But operators need to curb themselves or face a backlash, key regulators warned on Monday.

Speaking on a GeoComply webinar Monday, David Rebuck,director of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE), warned some marketing departments were operating unchecked. Specifically, Rebuck highlighted:

Rebuck offered this warning to operators:

Dont allow your marketing staff to operate unchecked. They can get you in a lot of trouble because they have different objectives to you. They are not thinking about compliance.We understand the business need. They want to attract people and be creative but they cannot be unchecked.

If they are, they will be checked by us and it will happen in a way you wont be happy with.

As an example, Rebuck said in the early days of NJ sports betting, his staff would go through the terms of every sportsbook promotion. They stopped that practice given the number of operators, but that could change if standards do not improve.

Do I have to go back to blocking promotions until they are pre-approved by the state of New Jersey? Rebuck asked. That would be very challenging for the state but if I am forced to do it, I will do it.

Dan Hartman, Rebucks counterpart in Colorado, echoed a similar sentiment. He said he was already hearing from concerned legislators about the hailstorm of advertising.

They are saying this is too much, we did not expect this much, Hartman said. Sportsbooks need to find a balance because the last thing you want is to have advertising legislated.

The webinar highlighted two parallels for a potential backlash: daily fantasy sports in 2015 and the UK gambling industry.

Both regulators called on operators to work together through trade groups like the AGA or IDEA Growth to come up with an advertising best-practice handbook.

You shouldnt be waiting for regulators to drive the bus, Rebuck added. You should be at the head of table driving action with your vendors, contractors and marketers. And strive for best practices.

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MLB Best Bets: Baseball Picks, Predictions, Odds to Consider on DraftKings Sportsbook for September 13 – DraftKings Nation

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All eyes will be on Clayton Kershaw in his return to the mound on Monday, but my focus isnt on him in that game. Heres what I like on DraftKings Sportsbook for Mondays MLB action.

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Juan Soto is the lone concern here. That can be said for pretty much every pitcher facing the Nationals, but thats absolutely the case for Alcantara. The Washington outfielder has taken the right-hander deep a couple times in his young career, and Miamis Monday night starting pitcher will see him twice through the first five innings.

But outside of Soto, Alcantara doesnt have much else to be worried about. Aside from his Sept. 2 start vs. the Mets, Alcantara has been rolling since his brutal trip to Coors Field. Following that Aug. 6 outing in Colorado, Alcantara has made six starts, holding opponents under two runs through the first five innings in four of them. And three of those four outings in which he shut down his opponents, Alcantara faced lineups with a better OPS and ISO against righties over the past month than Washington.

The Giants have struck out against right-handed pitching quite a bit this season, posting the sixth-worst K rate against righties to this point. While theyve struck out more frequently on the road against righties at Oracle Park in 2021, San Francisco is still tied for 10th in strikeout rate against righties at home. Over the past month, however, the Giants have been striking out more at home against righties than on the road, ranking among the three worst teams in terms of home K rate over the past month.

Darvish has far from lived up to his All-Star nod since the 2021 Midsummer Classic, but that also means hes due. This is a lineup he did well against earlier in the season, and Darvish has hit the over on Mondays strikeout prop in two of the three starts hes made since returning from the 10-day injured list in late August.

And while the Giants had a fun time in Colorado recently and just dismantled the Cubs theyve largely not done much damage against good right-handed starting pitching over the last month. Sure they took it to Walker Buehler a few series ago, but Kyle Hendricks also just held San Francisco hitters to one run over six innings in a series where the Giants went off.

The Dodgers havent put up great numbers against right-handers at home recently, but that has to change at some point. This lineup ranks among the top 10 in OPS, ISO and wOBA against right-handed pitchers this season. Zac Gallen has been solid for Arizona this year, but I cant imagine him stifling the Dodgers like he did at the end of July.

And I have even less faith in Arizonas relievers, who let L.A. finish with six runs when Gallen last took the mound vs. the Dodgers, despite his strong six-inning effort. The Diamondbacks bullpen ranks among the 10 worst in FIP, ERA and WHIP over the past month, which is on par with how theyve performed all season.

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MLB Best Bets: Baseball Picks, Predictions, Odds to Consider on DraftKings Sportsbook for September 12 – DraftKings Nation

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Its Sunday, and that means weve got a jam-packed slate with plenty of games to choose from in the afternoon and so many valuable lines out there that its hard to pick just a few. With that said, here are my best MLB bets to consider on DraftKings Sportsbook.

Im treating this game the same as Friday nights, when the Reds faced one of the worst lefties in the game in Jon Lester. While Cincinnati is bad against left-handers, no one is bad enough in that department to warrant a blind fade against J.A. Happ.

The graying Happ has now seen his ERA balloon to 16.50 this year, and hes allowed 11 runs in his last two starts, spanning six innings. One of those was an outing against the Reds which lasted just one inning, seeing Happ allow seven earned runs on eight hits.

That should be all the proof you need that the Reds can hit this guy, and its not as if the outing can be treated as a fluke given how bad hes been this year. With Sonny Gray on the hill, Im confident Cincinnati can get a big win in a game with potentially huge playoff implications.

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Speaking of hitting lefties, the Diamondbacks are actually decent at it, and the Mariners are very bad. Seattle ranks all the way down in 25th with a 93 wRC+ against southpaws this year, and can not be trusted against a pitcher as talented as Tyler Gilbert, who has been effective since making waves with a no-hitter in his first career start.

Yusei Kikuchi has also been very bad, with a 6.04 ERA after the All-Star break which has been a result of poor peripherals. The lefty has allowed 10.2% more hard-hit balls this year and has a to face a lineup surprisingly competent against southpaws. I think there is a big skew in the matchup here and the underdog should be given a long look.

Weve seen this movie before. Blake Snell enters with bad ERA indicators and in the midst of a bad season, runs into the Dodgers. At that point, he shuts them down over seven innings because L.A. cant hit lefties.

Snell has actually turned it into overdrive since his last dominant outing against the Dodgers with 21 strikeouts over his last two outings, spanning 14 innings, with just a couple runs allowed.

Max Scherzer will have the benefit of facing a team hitting .239 over the last two weeks with a below-average 97 wRC+ in that time, and he will potentially be pitching for the Cy Young Award here. I love this spot for the under.

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Scout Gaming kicks off second half year with multiple deals and sportsbook launch – marketscreener.com

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From June until now Scout Gaming has secured five agreements, of which four will be participating in the real money network. In addition, Scout has launched its Sportsbook on the first B2B client and is close to launching a previously disclosed collaborative venture with Razer Inc., the world's leading life-style brand for gamers.

Scout Gaming, the world's leading global provider of B2B Daily Fantasy Sports, Sportsbook, Fantasy betting and other related sport betting products has put pen to paper to several deals following this summer, of which four will be part of the world's largest networked real money fantasy games, the Scout Gaming Network (SGN).

Recently, four new contracts with iGaming operators joining the network have been signed, out of which one operator has already gone live and two planned to launch before the end of the month. Last week a previously signed operator went live, making the total number of operators in SGN reach ten. With the addition of what is under integration, including Swedish market leader ATG, the number of SGN operators is expected to surpass fifteen by the end of year which would also mean that the number of SGN operators would then have doubled in less than 6 months.

Amongst the operators recently signed is Golden Matrix Group, a publicly traded Las Vegas based US turnkey content and white-label provider focusing on emerging markets. Another noteworthy addition is Olympic Entertainment Group, an Estonian licensed and regulated land-based and online casino operator who is currently number 1 online operator in Estonia, and top three in Baltics overall.

In addition to the growth of the real money network, Scout is bringing several new products to market. One of which is via a collaboration project with Razer Inc. the world's leading lifestyle brand for gamers and innovator in the field of e-sports. The parties have collaborated in recent months to develop a mobile app(IOS/Android). Razer operates the world's largest gamer focused ecosystem of hardware, software and related services and its roughly 150 million users will be able to enjoy Scout's products by connecting their RazerID through the app.

A couple a weeks ago, the market leading Norwegian operator, Norsk Tipping went live with Scout Gaming's software. They are currently under a beta-test for real-money-gaming which so far has met their expectations. It is the first time in eight years, a new gaming vertical for real money has been launched on the Norwegian market. Norsk Tipping are collecting customer feedback before going into a full market launch. We have long-term high expectations on Norsk Tipping to deliver substantial liquidity to SGN.

Adding to achievements, Scout has since 2019 been developing a Sportsbook on its proprietary tech stack, which entails setting up and growing an in-house odds trading and risk department. The Sportsbook via Fanteam.com and with the recent addition of live odds markets plus a long list of features planned in upcoming releases during the remainder of the year, the Sportsbook is now in the process of full commercialization.. In a given week the Sportsbook is covering roughly 20,000 betting markets spanning across 50+ international sports & leagues of which a sizable portion is attributable to Player Performance Odds also referred to as `fantasy bets', unique betting markets only available via Scout Gaming. The first `full Sportsbook B2B client went live this month already taking bets via the Scout Sportsbook.

Andreas Ternstrm, Chief Executive Officer at Scout Gaming, said: "It's with great pride when I recognize the rate at which our team is continuing to push boundaries. We continuously sign and launch operators at a rapid pace whilst executing on an ambitious roadmap. The level at which this company is bringing new products to life is one that I have never seen before. This is owed to the investments made in not only our own technology but the people that create it. It's taken us a while to get here but in return we are building an extremely strong foundation for continuous growth over many years to come"

For additional information, please contact:Andreas Ternstrm, CEO, Scout GamingTel: +46 706 770660E-mail: andreas.ternstrom@scoutgaminggroup.com

ABOUT SCOUT GAMINGScout Gaming Group is a multiple award-winning licensed and regulated premium provider of B2B Fantasy Sports & Sportsbetting. The company offers a flexible andcustomizable sports entertainment platform with the core pillar being thenetwork-based Fantasy Sports solution(SGN) and a fully-managed Sportsbook capable of being tailored to market needs, whether real money Fantasy Sports, odds-based sports wagering or Free2Play. Technology and operations are 100% proprietary, having developed from the ground up and operated in-house, - allowing for virtually any sport, league, or game format to be offered. The company has achieved several industry-first's such as the world's largest globally pooled DFS network (SGN), Fantasy Matchups, Bet-on-my-team, Player Odds and the world's first natively integrated DFS and Sportsbook solution - all via one single integration. The Group has 100+ employees and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden with development and operations in Bergen, Norway, and Lviv, Ukraine and Malta. Scout Gaming is listed on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market and the Certified Adviser is Redeye AB. Contact details:Certifiedadviser@redeye.se, +46 (0)8 121 576 90.

ABOUT OLYMPIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUPOlympic Entertainment Group AS with its subsidiaries (hereinafter the "Group") is the leading provider of gaming services in the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) and operates casinos in Slovakia, Italy and Malta. As of 31 December 2020 the Group operated 23 casinos in Estonia, 52 in Latvia, 17 in Lithuania, 4 in Slovakia, 14 in Italy and 1 in Malta. The Group employed 2,200 employees in 6 countries.

ABOUT GOLDEN MATRIX GROUPGolden Matrix Group, based in Las Vegas NV, is an established gaming technology company that develops and owns online gaming IP and builds configurable and scalable white-label social gaming platforms for its international customers, located primarily in the Asia Pacific region. The gaming IP includes tools for marketing, acquisition, retention and monetization of users. The company's platform can be accessed through both desktop and mobile applications. Our sophisticated software automatically declines any gaming or redemption requests from within the United States, in strict compliance with current US law.

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What is Tor and how does it work? – TechRadar

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If you're looking to keep your online activities to yourself then Tor is a great option for your privacy toolkit.

Tor is a custom browser with clever open-source technology which uses some very smart tricks to protect your web anonymity.

It accesses both regular websites and the dark web, the hidden area of the internet which you won't find indexed on Google. Oh, and it's also free, with no registration required, no data limits, no ads and no constant demands to upgrade to a paid product.

Is Tor the perfect web anonymity tool? Not quite, but it can work very well in some situations. In this article we'll explain how Tor works, when to use it, and how you can combine Tor with a VPN to get the best possible protection.

Tor is an open-source package based around a principle called Onion Routing.

This involves encrypting your data multiple times, then passing it through a network of volunteer-run servers (or 'relays') from around the world.

The first (or 'guard') relay receives your data and peels off the first layer of encryption, like the layer of an onion. In fact, Tor stands for 'The Onion Router', and takes its name from this layering idea.

The guard relay knows your IP address but has no other clues to your identity. It can't see which site you're trying to access, either, so there's no way to log what you're doing. The only information it has is the address of the next relay.

The subsequent relays don't have your IP address or know which site you're trying to visit. All they do is remove a layer of encryption and pass the data to the next relay.

When your data reaches the last relay, also called the exit node, it removes the final layer of encryption and routes your web request to its real destination.

Your target website sees the IP address of the Tor exit node rather than yours, so has even less idea of who you are. It passes its response back to the exit node, which routes it through the Tor network and back to you.

Tor uses the same core principle as a VPN service: it hides your IP address from websites by routing your traffic through another server. But there are several differences in how the process works.

For example, while VPNs typically use a single server, Tor routes your data through at least three.

VPNs have a single layer of encryption which protects you from end-to-end; Tor uses multiple layers, but these are peeled off as you travel from server to server.

And VPNs require you to log into a server, which then sees every website you visit (and could log that data, theoretically). Tor separates the knowledge of who you are (your incoming IP address) and the website you're visiting, making it much more difficult to record your activities.

Despite Tor's powerful tech and many privacy-protecting features, it's very easy to use.

Visit the official Tor website and download the right version of Tor for your platform. There's no iOS version, but the site does have downloads for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android.

Running the installer sets your device up with Tor Browser, a special version of Firefox. This includes the extra software necessary to make Tor work, and also bundles the excellent NoScript and HTTPS Everywhere extensions for even more protection.

Launch Tor Browser and it asks if you'd like to connect to Tor. Click Connect, Tor Browser connects to a Tor guard relay, and that's it, you can get on with running searches, browsing to websites and generally using the web as normal. The only difference is your traffic is now routed via the Tor network, rather than your regular connection.

(Beware, unlike a VPN, Tor Browser only protects its own traffic. Other apps and your system still use your standard internet connection.)

Tor Browser doesn't just support accessing regular websites. It also allows you to browse .onion sites, part of the hidden area of the internet often known as the dark web. There's no extra work involved, you just type the site URL into the address bar.

The dark web is often linked to sites selling guns, drugs, stolen data and all kinds of horrifying content, but although there's some truth in that, it's only a tiny part of the story.

.onion sites aren't only used by people looking to hide something, for instance. They're also a way to bypass censorship, perhaps to get around country-level website blocks. Facebook has an .onion site at https://www.facebookwkhpilnemxj7asaniu7vnjjbiltxjqhye3mhbshg7kx5tfyd.onion , for instance, the BBC uses https://www.bbcnewsv2vjtpsuy.onion, and the DuckDuckGo search engine is at https://3g2upl4pq6kufc4m.onion (note that these .onion links won't work unless you're using Tor).

It's not always easy to find .onion sites, but there are plenty of resources that can help. The Hidden Wiki is a huge .onion site directory, DuckDuckGo's engine indexes .onion sites, and Reddit has plenty of chat and recommendations about the latest .onion discoveries.

Tor has a similar legal status to VPNs across much of the world.

The technology won't cause you any legal problems in most countries. (As long as you don't use it to order illicit items from deep web sites, anyway.)

Countries which ban VPNs, like China, Belarus and the UAE, also disapprove of Tor. That doesn't mean you'll be arrested for downloading it - China is more interested in blocking the technology, so it just won't work - but it does mean you should be more careful. If you're using a VPN anyway, combining it with Tor might prevent the authorities seeing what you're doing (more on that, later.)

Encrypting your traffic and routing it through multiple servers does a lot to protect your privacy, but there's a price to pay. It really, really, really slows you down.

How slow? We ran a speed test on a mobile device connected via Wi-Fi. This managed downloads of 50Mbps using our regular connection, and 2Mbps with Tor. Like we said... slow.

There's another potential problem, too. Many hackers abuse Tor as a way to protect their identity when they launch attacks. Platforms understand this very well, and many display warnings or block access entirely if they detect you're using Tor.

PayPal gave us a couple of extra security checks and still blocked our login attempts, for instance. Amazon let us in, but only after we'd approved a notification sent to our mobile. And Google blocked us out of YouTube entirely because 'our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer network', it complained. Tor probably isn't going to be a good choice for your regular browsing.

Tor's big anonymity advantage is that it's decentralized. The Tor network isn't run by a single company who gets to see every connection and data path: relays are run by thousands of volunteers from around the world. There's no one point anyone can use to watch your logins, record your traffic or otherwise monitor what you're doing online.

Your own network can see you're accessing Tor, though, which might be a problem in a country which doesn't like web privacy. And although the first Tor relay doesn't need any logon credentials, it has a little knowledge about you in the shape of your IP address.

There is a potential vulnerability in the Tor exit node, too, the server which both removes the final layer of encryption and gets to see the URL you're trying to visit. If you're using an unencrypted HTTP, rather than an HTTPS connection, the node may be able to log sensitive information about your activities.

Exit nodes can also use an exploit called SSL stripping to access unencrypted HTTP communications on what you think is an encrypted site. In August 2020, security researcher nusenu unveiled research suggesting up to 23% of all Tor exit nodes were engaged in a malicious campaign targeting accesses to cryptocurrency sites, altering traffic and redirecting transactions into their own virtual wallets.

Tor goes a long way to preserving your web privacy, but it has some issues. If you're looking for maximum protection, the best approach is to combine Tor with a VPN.

The simplest route is to connect to your VPN, then Tor (a technique called 'Onion over VPN'.) Now your home network only sees your VPN IP, so it doesn't know you're accessing Tor. The first Tor relay only sees your VPN IP address, giving it no information on who you are. And your VPN can't see which sites you're browsing as they're handled by Tor, so even if a server is breached by hackers, there's no way to access your browsing history.

Tor over VPN can't protect you from malicious exit nodes, which is why some users prefer connecting to Tor first, then the VPN ('VPN over Onion'.) But that allows the VPN to see your traffic again, giving you little privacy benefit overall.

You can use Tor with most VPNs, but some have better support than others.

ExpressVPN has its own .onion site at http://expressobutiolem.onion, for instance, making it easier to access the service in countries where it's blocked (it has a great Tor guide, too.)

And NordVPN has built-in Onion over VPN support, so you don't even need the Tor browser. Just choose Onion Over VPN in the NordVPN app and it connects you to the Tor network: web privacy doesn't get much easier than that.

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Privacy is now a priority among browser-makers, but they may not go as far as you want in fighting pervasive ad industry trackers on the web. Here's a look at how you can crank up your privacy settings to outsmart that online tracking.

Problems likeFacebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal have elevated privacy protection on Silicon Valley's priority list by showing how companies compile reams of data as you traverse the internet. Their goal? To build a richly detailed user profile so you can become the target of more accurate, clickable and thus profitable advertisements.

Apple and Google are in a war for the web, with Google pushing aggressively for an interactive web to rival native apps and Apple moving more slowly -- partly out of concern new features will worsen security and be annoying to use. Privacy adds another dimension to the competition and to your browser decision.

Apple has made privacy a top priority in all its products, including Safari. For startup Brave, privacy is a core goal, and Mozilla and Microsoft are touting privacy as a way to differentiate their browsers from Google Chrome. It's later to the game, butChrome engineers are building a "privacy sandbox"despite Google's reliance on ad revenue.

For all of the browsers listed here, you can give yourself a privacy boost by changing the default search engine. For instance, try DuckDuckGo. Although its search results may not be as useful or deep as Google's, DuckDuckGo is a longtime favorite among the privacy-minded for its refusal to track user searches.

Other universal options that boost privacy include disabling your browser's location tracking and search engine autocomplete features, turning off password autofills, and regularly deleting your browsing history. If you want to take your privacy to the next level, consider trying one of the virtual private networks CNET has reviewed that work with all browsers. (You can also check out our roundup of browser-based VPNs to try.)

In the meantime, though, here are some simple settings you can change in your browser to help keep a good portion of advertising trackers off your trail.

The world'smost popular browseris also generally thought to be one of the least private when used straight out of the box. On the plus side, however, Chrome's flexible and open-source underpinnings have allowed independent developers to release a slew of privacy-focused extensions to shake off trackers.

In the Chrome Web Store, click Extensions on the left and type the name of the extension you're looking for into the search bar. Once you find the correct extension in the search results, click Add to Chrome. A dialog will pop up explaining which permissions the extension will have for your browser. Click Add extension to bring the extension into your browser.

If you change your mind, you can manage or remove your extensions by opening Chrome and clicking the three dot More menu on the right. Then select More Tools and then Extensions. From here, you'll also be able to see more about the extension by clicking Details.

Here are four extensions to look at as you get started: Cookie Autodelete, uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger and HTTPS Everywhere.

If you're on Android, sorry: extensions don't work. So you'll have to switch browsers altogether to something like DuckDuckGo's app.

In the same three-dot menu in Chrome, you can also block third-party cookies by selecting Settings, then scrolling down to the Privacy and security section and clicking Cookies and other site data. From here, select Block third-party cookies.

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By default, Safari turns on its proprietary Intelligent Tracking Prevention tool to keep you a step ahead of privacy pests. Even so, the tool hasn't always worked smoothly since its 2017 debut. Google researchers spotted how Intelligent Tracking Prevention itself could be used to track users, though Apple buttoned down the problem.

Safari 14, announced in June and arriving later in 2020 with new MacOS Big Sur, will be able to tell you which ad trackers are running on the website you're visiting and give you a 30 day report of the known trackers it's identified while you were browsing. It'll also tell you which websites those trackers came from.

To check that blocking is on, open Safari and click Preferences, then Privacy. The box beside Prevent cross-site tracking should be checked. While you're there, you can also manually delete your cookies. Click Manage Website Data to see which sites have left their trackers and cookies hanging out in your browser. Click Remove next to any of the individual trackers you're ready to get rid of, or just nuke the whole list by clicking Remove All at the bottom of your screen.

Cookies can be helpful, not just invasive, but for stronger privacy you can block them altogether -- both first-party cookies from the website publisher and third-party cookies from others like advertisers. To do so, check the box beside Block all cookies.

If you're still looking for another layer of privacy, you can also install helpful extensions from the App Store like AdBlock Plusor Ghostery Lite for Safari.

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Microsoft's Edge browser includes some simplified privacy and tracker blocking options on its Tracker prevention screen. Within Edge, select the three dot menu icon in the top right corner and select Settings. From the menu that then appears on the left, select Privacy and services.

You'll be offered three settings to choose from: Basic, Balanced and Strict. By default, Edge uses the Balanced setting, which blocks trackers from sites you haven't visited while still being lenient enough to save most sites from some of the loading problems that may come with tighter security. Likewise, Edge's Strict setting may interfere with how some sites behave, but will block the greatest number of trackers. Even the Basic setting will still block trackers used for cryptomining and fingerprinting.

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Firefox's default privacy settings are more protective than those of Chrome and Edge, and the browser has more privacy options under the hood, too.

From inside Firefox's main menu -- or from inside the three lined menu on the right side of the toolbar -- select Preferences. Once the Preferences window opens, click Privacy & Security. From here, you'll be able to choose between three options: Standard, Strict and Custom. Standard, the default Firefox setting, blocks trackers in private windows, third party tracking cookies and cryptominers. The Strict setting may break a few websites, but it blocks everything blocked in Standard mode, plus fingerprints and trackers in all windows. Custom is worth exploring for those who want to fine tune how trackers are being blocked.

To apply your new tracking settings after you've selected your level of privacy, click the Reload All Tabs button that appears.

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When it comes to anti-tracking tools, Safari's latest privacy updates are still short of most of those found in the Brave browser. By default, Brave blocks all ads, trackers, third-party cookies and fingerprinters while still achieving blazing speeds. Brave also offers a built-in Tor private browsing mode, a heavy-duty tracker blocking option, and added a built-in VPN for iOS users.

Inside Brave's main menu, select Preferences to reveal the Settings panel on the left. Select Shields to see a list of privacy options on the right side of the screen. By selecting the Advanced view, you'll be able to choose which kinds of trackers to block. By scrolling down, you'll also be able to block login buttons and embedded content from Facebook, Twitter, Google and LinkedIn. For even more protection and privacy fine tuning, explore Additional Settings on the left, and select Privacy and security.

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