• privacyfalcon9899@lemmy.one
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    It’s funded by the us govt, darpa and American universities. But people won’t look at it just as they do with privacy policies.

    Edit: to avoid misunderstanding, I am just stating the ridiculousness of relating Tor to the criminal networks, not some kind of a conspiracy like funded by US organisations.

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      1 year ago

      It’s not perfect but its the best we’ve got for now. Regular VPNs just shift spying capacity from you ISP to them. Tor together with VPN actually reduces your privacy. Some new platforms are being developed but don’t seem ready yet. Hoping…

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        1 year ago

        to avoid misunderstanding, I am just stating the ridiculousness of relating Tor to the criminal networks, not some kind of a conspiracy like funded by US organisations. Of course, Tor is almost the only way to anonymity.