# Tor: Can Tor hide my physical location?

Tor hides your home IP address from sites you visit through Tor Browser and makes a site see a Tor exit location instead.

2026-08-18
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## Short answer

Tor hides your home IP address from sites you visit through Tor Browser and makes a site see a Tor exit location instead. It cannot hide a location you publish, share through an account, or reveal through another app. Your local network can often tell that you connect to Tor unless you use a bridge or other circumvention method.

## Sources

[Tor Project: About Tor Browser](https://support.torproject.org/tor-browser/getting-started/about-tor-browser/), [Tor Project: Tor Browser best practices](https://support.torproject.org/tor-browser/security/using-tb-safely/).

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