plenty of info here. that's how they began. and it's not fool-proof. But unless one is using tor to access sites which are otherwise outlawed in their country, it is better than normal browsers. At the very least, it keeps unwanted targeted advertising at bay. I would recommend it to all sunni ulema and students. There are lot of nasty javascripts embedded in a lot of webpages, at-least they would be blocked.
I know that tor browesers are infested with cia and fbi agents, especially with regards to "dark web" content and commerce.
This is accurate -> Last chance to stop broadband companies from selling your full online record without permission. https://t.co/6FoFkaoGlY pic.twitter.com/uj129Iszxu— Jason Kint (@jason_kint) March 22, 2017 details. VPN is not safe either. Useful extension for browsers: HTTPS everywhere. fingerprinting.