[toby-]

Agreed – you can never truly be completely "safe", but Tor remains the most privacy-preserving tool we've got.

When people say they're distrustful of Tor (for various reasons) to the extent they refuse to use it, they seldom suggest alternative tools/measures that provide anywhere near the level of safety offered by Tor.

[dev1ycan]

The argument is that using "privacy" tools makes it easier for a party to single you out, and they do have a point.

[AnthonyMouse]

They have the opposite of a point. The logical conclusion of that line of reasoning is that everyone should use privacy tools so no one can be singled out. And that ordinary users with "nothing to hide" should be the first to start using them.