

The reason for doing so was to keep its operatives and informants safe as they exchanged information. It may come as a surprise, but Tor was mostly developed with financing from the US government in the 1990s and early 2000s. One of Tor's creators and funders is the US government. The vast majority of people turn to this browser to keep their online actions hidden from advertisers, ISPs, and websites. Though you may think that most people use Tor to access the internet's dark corners, Tor statistics indicate only a small percentage of individuals use it for illicit purposes. The Dark Web traffic accounts for only 3% of all Tor network traffic. Tor users range from political activists and journalists to corporations and regular people who want to establish secure communications, avoid surveillance, and bypass censorship. While Tor was initially built for military use, it has since become a tool that can be used by anybody. Second, it is used for the browser that enables people to use the network. First, it refers to a network that hosts volunteer computers, running a server application. The Tor name is actually used to describe two different things. (The Register)Įye-Opening Tor Statistics 1. The dark web accounts for only 3% of the entire Tor traffic.


