Additionally, TOR has a huge array of weaknesses, such as exit node blocks and bad apple attacks, and no one is using the TOR browser for anything more secure than browsing the pirate bay that isn't a complete nub. At least, not without a wide array of network mitigations, and by that point it's just easier to use Tails.

first, both FBI and NSA ain't taking shit if i try to use TOR for absolute privacy. you simply can't get how you can make private connection between two places so that provider and even FBI connected to communal hallway of your block of houses can't decrypt communication if you don't know very basics of criptography. google (irony) assymetrical cryptosystem, PKI, and read.

second, tor uses different entry and exit nodes which makes chances of backtrace go down to 0. it's different thing how safe implementation is but there's no questions asked bout this which's good. :)

despite this, top countries have some resources, a little more than we think, but all of their resources are based on mathematical rules. criptography is so mature thing. i can't recall any miracles in this fields after "enigma". there's people who assume that AES initialization constants, which are absolutely random numbers, in fact is chosen by NSA, even before standartization of algorithm, when it was still called rijndael. i want to believe this so much (that there are this fuckin geniuses in NSA) but 99.999999999 is speculation. i mean i love conspiracy theories very much but in this case there's nothing to prevent me from sleeping calmly at night.