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So that you can access Facebook without leaving tor through an exit node.

• dajohnson89 10y ago
  I guess I don't see the point of using Tor with Facebook. So much of your identity is already tracked. It's like trying to sneak up on somebody while wearing those squeaky clown shoes.
  • hbosch 10y ago
    The idea is not to hide from Facebook, the idea is to not unhide for Facebook.
  • DKnoll 10y ago
    To avoid state censorship. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Facebook https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Facebook
    • kakarot 10y ago
      And to enable state surveillance. When you have a very small subset of users who will go through the trouble of trying out Facebook's onion address, it is much easier to be successful with surveillance tools on that small sample.
      • DKnoll 10y ago
        Not for the Egyptian government.
        • kakarot 10y ago
          No, mainly for Five Eyes and friends
          • marcosdumay 10y ago
            That's the point. It makes you more vulnerable for some threats, less vulnerable for others.