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Tor is in news articles a lot nowadays, but is often misunderstood - even many technologists don't see past its use for negative purposes. Ola Bini, who is one of my most active colleagues working in internet privacy, has put together an article to introduce Tor. It covers how Tor works, together with some of the tools that come with it (the browser bundle, hidden services). Anonymity is difficult, so it's important to understand Tor's limitations and the controversies about whether Tor is broken. Even if you're not an activist, Tor is useful for testing what websites look like without personalization and from different countries; it is also handy for providing secure access to servers.