Document claims U.S. government deliberately open‑sourced TOR in 2008 to mask intelligence use and later sought vulnerabilities
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The passage provides a narrative linking U.S. agencies (NSA, State Department, NSF) to the strategic release and funding of Tor, suggesting a covert motive to hide intelligence activity. It mentions s U.S. government allegedly funded Tor development via State Department, NSF, and BBG in 2008. Open‑sourcing Tor is presented as a cover to make intelligence use indistinguishable from civilian u NSA s
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