Privacy project Tor claimed to be in US Government’s pocket

In an explosive revelation, the Tor Project, which produces a browser said to be the gold standard for privacy, is being funded by the US Government agency BBG and co-operates with American intelligence agencies, a report claims.

Citing new documents released to journalist Yasha Levine under Freedom of Information Act requests, the website RT said Tor was “privatised extension of the very same government that it claimed to be fighting”.

Source: iTWire – Privacy project Tor claimed to be in US Government’s pocket