The Tor Project"Running an onion address provides our community with an additional set of cryptographic protections to traffic than are available on the clear web." #onionizetheweb
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https://blog.torproject.org/privacy-international-protects-partners-its-onion-address https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1001898561062227968/photo/1 source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1001898561062227968
Privacy International Protects Partners With Its Onion Address | Tor Blog
Many PI partners work in challenging environments, with massive state surveillance and/or ongoing censorship programmes. Giving them an ability to securely browse the web (both clear and onion) in a way which allows them to evade dragnet surveillance also allows them to conduct investigations securely.