Tor was sponsored by the USG to allow intelligence informants to not be uncovered. That is the "very specific use" it was originally envisioned for. See: http:

Tor was sponsored by the USG to allow intelligence informants to not be uncovered. That is the "very specific use" it was originally envisioned for. See: http://cryptome.org/0003/tor-spy.htm http://cryptome.org/0003/tor-spy.htm