[pphysch]

> Privacy and anonymity are essential for people who want to speak out against powerful or potentially violent groups or individuals.

This is the popular refrain, but really its about providing tools for HUMINT, signature reduction, and other covert operations of the US government and its proxies.

For instance, this is why the Tor Project is funded primarily by DARPA and the State/Defense Depts -- objectively speaking among the most violent organizations on the planet -- rather than actual dissident groups.