Why use tor?

I was reading Wikipedia and there seem to be extreme security vulerabilities with tor. Link#Weaknesses) Are these flaws still there? The lengths the NSA has gone to to decrypt communications is absurd and any flaw would be exploited.


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[14 Points] urDeash:

Fuck it... Just use Google Chrome.


[5 Points] plurblur:

NSA has mandate to deal with drug trafficking. There was a big attack recently aimed at deanonamizing hidden services on the tor network.

There are who knows how many 0 day exploits out there. Sure NSA has a few.

I predict much of the work for the current crop of markets and vendors has been done. Once DPR is settled, legal precedent set in certain areas and more of the FED methods exposed, things will ratchet up.

But currently, tor is the only way out there to fullfill the requirements of this type of system.

Generation 3 will be strictly invite only markets. Much more closed and limited probably. Which is good for users, because if USPS ever fixes its finances, and inspection ramps up, that would be the end of mass markets. But if they scaled back, made entry to the club much more exclusive, users and traffic decreases as well as the extra heat.

Honestly I think the scene should start in that direction now. Growing and allowing anyone the means and info is only going to attract more heat and resources.


[3 Points] theUpliftMOFO:

The same people that are trying to break Tor are the same people that are trying to make it stronger


[2 Points] NiggaKingKilla:

Because you have to. It would be stupid to sell cocaine and Heroin online through a site retrievable with Google.


[2 Points] ShadyHacker:

There are some bugs with Tor, however the over all security of it has not yet been compromised.


[2 Points] ciphersexual:

It's for the protection of the marketplaces. If they were clearnet sites a warrant could shut them down instantly.

TOR hidden services can only be accessed over TOR. That's why we use TOR.


[1 Points] Throwaway_concept:

The NSA won't break down on you for ordering a gram of weed. The NSA cares about national security, mainly terrorists. Because if you don't use tor, you can't get to the markets safely. It's the best solution right now. Maybe one day i2p will rise. Can you offer any alternative?


[1 Points] None:

Because there's no alternative