How TOR Hides You - Onion Routing, Circuits and Hidden Services : Down The Rabbit Hole Part 3

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Hidden services skip the exit node entirely. A rendezvous point splices two anonymous circuits so neither side reveals its IP.
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TOR is more than just a privacy tool. This part breaks down how TOR actually works under the hood, from building circuits and layered onion encryption to the telescoping key exchange and hidden services that make the dark web possible.