I think we have to distinguish between "the Navy proposed using it this way for this reason" (clearly they did, in writing!) and "the government actively uses i

I think we have to distinguish between "the Navy proposed using it this way for this reason" (clearly they did, in writing!) and "the government actively uses it this way for this reason" (extremely hard to confirm). I've met law enforcement people who talked about using Tor for anonymity during investigations, but in context they were looking for anonymity on the exit side rather than the entry side (so, a traditional VPN would have worked too). The original proposal about onion routing is focused on the security provided on the entry side (preventing local telecommunications operators from knowing whom you're communicating with).