The user needs to keep in mind the goals for the development of this software, originally developed by US military. It has an asymmetric architecture biased fo

The user needs to keep in mind the goals for the development of this software, originally developed by US military. It has an asymmetric architecture biased for a 'home network' infiltrating a 'hostile network'. So Tor is perfect for military intelligence officers working from a 'safe network' (one that doesn't zero in [on] Tor protocol beacons) to pop up in some other network and do their job.