That governments can de-anonymize Tor users is another well-known point that’s been acknowledged for years.
In this goal, they have largely succeeded with Tor being widely promoted in various privacy circles by people who don’t know any better.īut is Tor really a secure and trustworthy privacy tool? Today, Tor is being marketed as some kind of grass-roots privacy tool that will protect you against government surveillance and various bad actors.Īccording to Roger Dingledine (Tor co-founder) and other key Tor developers, getting people (outside the US government) to widely adopt Tor is very important for the US government’s ability to use Tor for its own purposes. Never mind the fact that the Tor network is a popular hangout for pedophiles and drug dealers – along with the law enforcement these types attract. Honest criticism of Tor is often met with accusations of “FUD” and ad-hominem attacks, so as not to disrupt the collective Groupthink. Unfortunately, Tor has garnered a cult-like following in recent years among people who pretend it’s infallible. No privacy tool is above criticism or scrutiny, and each has pros and cons. There is a growing chorus of people who blindly recommend Tor to anyone looking for online anonymity. This recommendation often ignores mountains of evidence suggesting that Tor is not the “privacy tool” it’s made out to be. This article will examine some facts about Tor and assess whether it is the infallible privacy tool it’s made out to be by some. And regular folks like you and I use it when we just want to feel like we're doing everything we can to make sure our online activities aren't being snooped on by anyone.There is a lot of misinformation being promoted in various privacy circles about Tor. In fact, when Tor was first being developed in the 1990s, a major goal was to protect intelligence communications. Military and law enforcement agencies use Tor, too, to keep online activities on the QT. Victims of violent crimes might turn to Tor to engage in confidential discussions with a support group. Citizens who live in countries where internet access is heavily restricted use Tor to bypass those restrictions. Journalists, for example, use Tor to protect the identities of their sources - and themselves - when they're following leads online. Yes, shoppers who frequent underground marketplaces on the Dark Web (like The Silk Road and AlphaBay) use Tor, but there are plenty of other reasons people use it. For more technical details on how Tor works, you can check out the exhaustive FAQ on the Tor Project website.
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