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> Like any encryption or privacy system, Tor is popular with criminals.

Out of curiosity, what is the bar for "popular"? Are the majority of criminals using Tor?

I expect Public Defenders are much more popular with criminals. I also expect saying "Public Defenders are popular with criminals" would sound like I'm trying to discredit those people...

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You know what else is popular with criminals?

Walls.

Mailing using envelopes instead of postcards, especially those envelopes with the ink patterns that make it harder to see through them.

Not yelling things into a cell phone at top volume when you're out in the street.

The First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments to the American Constitution, and equivalents elsewhere in the world.

Cash! Dollar bills are like anonymous physical bitcoins!

Bitcoins are about as anonymous as a numbered bank account are, if that.

Right. That's why cash is like anonymous bitcoins.

Bitcoin but without the audit trail! Now who could possibly want such a thing besides criminals...

"Mailing using envelopes instead of postcards"

Which is why there is a program to track the envelopes of all postal mail.

I can't think of a measure for "popular with criminals" that wouldn't also include the FBI's purported tool of choice.

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