Possibly risk with TOR?

[WraithTDK]

So, if I understand it, TOR uses other TOR clients as a proxy hop? Doesn't that mean that everything I send through it is being recieved by other TOR users? What's to stop a TOR user from trapping the info?

[Paranoid2000]

{QUOTE-> So, if I understand it, TOR uses other TOR clients as a proxy hop? Doesn't that mean that everything I send through it is being recieved by other TOR users? What's to stop a TOR user from trapping the info? <-QUOTE}Tor encrypts traffic. Only the exit node can see the unencrypted traffic (which has to be unencrypted since the website your visiting expects it - unless you are connecting to an https site in which case it will be encrypted) and even if the person running that node takes a peek, they will not be able to tell where it came from unless you have personally identifiable data in there (e.g. if you supplied your real name and address on a non-https web form).

I'd suggest you take the time to read the Tor FAQ (http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ) so that you understand exactly what Tor does and doesn't do, lest you end up making this mistake (http://groups.google.com/group/alt.privacy/browse_thread/thread/00205c69e737a034/68921dd5c5237d92).