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I've seen two explanations for why the US government gives money to the Tor Project. One reason is to support dissidents in countries like China. Another is tha
by JasonIpswitch 12y ago
I've seen two explanations for why the US government gives money to the Tor Project. One reason is to support dissidents in countries like China. Another is that US agents use Tor, but that the network requires a degree of popularity in order for agents to "hide" in it.
- Kalium 12y agoI should think that both are likely true.
- chris_mahan 12y agoAnother option is an effort to identify cryptographically-capable individuals around the works as targets for potential contact, work, on behalf of the U.S. and its allies. TOR as a recruitment tool?
- ForHackernews 12y agoIsn't there a third possibility that US security services are capable of breaking Tor, and want to popularize it in order to encourage Tor usage among potential targets?