Tor for regular use --- Alan, good point. Speed is one argument for not using Tor for regular activities. The other is complexity: even though applications are available for most operating systems and mobile devices, it is not an app 'for dummies' - it needs certain understanding of how it works, and settings etc. Thus it is usually embraced by somewhat more IT-savvy (or conscious) people. Also, for most of us a VPN (whether a commercial or the one by our company/institution) is sufficient (especially when traveling and using public WIFIs).

I wonder, however, if the perceptions also play a role? Tor is known for browsing the darkweb (even if not the criminal markets within), and is perceived as something at the edge of legal.

Source author: Vladimir Radunovic vladar@diplomacy.edu