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Falco Peregrinus
Falco Peregrinus

Reputation: 587

Page still get my IP although using Tor and Privoxy

I configured Tor browser and privoxy using https://jarroba.com/anonymous-scraping-by-tor-network/. When I checked my IP with http://icanhazip.com/, my IP addresses are changed; it works. But, when I tried to scrape desired website, I got:

You are attempting to access "website" using an anonymous private/proxy network. Please disable that and try accessing the site again.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 557

Answers (1)

Lord Elrond
Lord Elrond

Reputation: 16022

Tor hides your IP address, but it does not hide the fact that you are using Tor, since Tor exit relays are public knowledge. For example, xmyip.com will tell you whether or not your IP is a Tor IP.

Given the error you received, it looks like that website blocks Tor users, which is a fairly common practice. See Tor users being actively blocked on some websites for more details.

Upvotes: 4

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