On: Tor’s shadowy reputation will only end if we all use it

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Reaction: Sounds nice...but the author seems oblivious to the motivations and technical skill levels of >95% of web users. And to TOR's (in)ability to grow its infrastructure, to support anything resembling the traffic that would result from anything resembling a "we all use it" scenario.

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What technical skills are needed to browse with Tor that are not needed in any other browser?

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Well, if Tor isn't the pre-installed default browser on Joe User's new computer or smart phone, then...

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Neither are Chrome and Firefox, everyone manages to install those to.