While I agree with most of your post, I do have to take issue with this statement: "There is serious risk to using Tor in Iran." While there certainly is a cha

While I agree with most of your post, I do have to take issue with this statement: "There is serious risk to using Tor in Iran." While there certainly is a chance of getting in trouble for using Tor, I wouldn't classify it as "serious risk." The government in Iran faces a situation w.r.t. filter circumvention similar to what the US faces when cracking down on illegal file-sharers. From my (admittedly limited) experience in Tehran last year, anyone with even a little computer know-how will have either some proxy service or Tor installed on their computers. The more knowledgeable ones have their own VPNs. Most use it to get through to Facebook and chat with their friends. It would be impossible to persecute everyone who's used circumvention tools without emptying half of Tehran. The government certainly doesn't shy away from the measures you mentioned, but they generally go after for more grievous "offenses" than browsing the internet through Tor. Being gay, for example.