Tor Project

nonprofit privacy-technology project

Tor Project

Industry Open Source

A nonprofit privacy-technology project stewarding Tor, providing free and open-source anonymity tools for private and censorship-resistant internet access. Tor Project scores well because the model leaves more value with stakeholders and ownership is comparatively aligned, and no current penalty outweighs that structure.

Why this matters: Privacy infrastructure is a direct alternative to surveillance-based platform power.

Letter grade A Good Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1

Final Score 63* A - Good

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material54
Bonus+9
Cap66No structure cap
After Cap63
Penalties0
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Evaluation Overview

A - Good

The score turns mainly on Extraction; no penalty currently dominates the evaluation.

Strengths

  • Extraction9/10
  • Ownership8/10
  • Governance7/10

Penalties

  • No penalties applied in this version.

Evidence state

  • ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
  • ThoroughnessPartial (AI)
  • Linked claims6
  • Direct axis claims6
  • Coverage6/13

Scoring Axes

Axis Score Why this score
Ownership
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Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.
8 / 10

The Tor Project states that its mission is to advance human rights and freedoms through free and open-source anonymity and privacy technologies.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 168 scored entries below, 32 tied, 26 above on Ownership.

Linked evidence
  • context The Tor Project states that its mission is to advance human rights and freedoms through free and open-source anonymity and privacy technologies. [1]
  • context Tor Project materials describe Tor Project, Inc. as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded to maintain Tor development, with a public mission around unrestricted availability and scientific understanding. [2]
Governance
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Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.
7 / 10

Tor Project materials describe Tor Project, Inc. as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded to maintain Tor development, with a public mission around unrestricted availability and scientific understanding.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 163 scored entries below, 28 tied, 35 above on Governance.

Linked evidence
  • Tor Project materials describe Tor Project, Inc. as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded to maintain Tor development, with a public mission around unrestricted availability and scientific understanding. [2]
Extraction
?
Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.
9 / 10

The Tor Project states that its mission is to advance human rights and freedoms through free and open-source anonymity and privacy technologies.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 208 scored entries below, 18 tied, 0 above on Extraction.

Linked evidence
  • context The Tor Project states that its mission is to advance human rights and freedoms through free and open-source anonymity and privacy technologies. [1]
  • context Tor Project materials describe Tor Project, Inc. as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded to maintain Tor development, with a public mission around unrestricted availability and scientific understanding. [2]
Labor Sovereignty
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Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.
5 / 7

The Tor Project states that its mission is to advance human rights and freedoms through free and open-source anonymity and privacy technologies.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 152 scored entries below, 40 tied, 34 above on Labor Sovereignty.

Linked evidence
  • context The Tor Project states that its mission is to advance human rights and freedoms through free and open-source anonymity and privacy technologies. [1]
  • context Tor Project materials describe Tor Project, Inc. as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded to maintain Tor development, with a public mission around unrestricted availability and scientific understanding. [2]
Solidarity with the Unemployed
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Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.
5 / 7

The Tor Project states that its mission is to advance human rights and freedoms through free and open-source anonymity and privacy technologies.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 158 scored entries below, 38 tied, 30 above on Solidarity with the Unemployed.

Linked evidence
  • context The Tor Project states that its mission is to advance human rights and freedoms through free and open-source anonymity and privacy technologies. [1]
  • context Tor Project materials describe Tor Project, Inc. as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded to maintain Tor development, with a public mission around unrestricted availability and scientific understanding. [2]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity
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Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.
6 / 7

The Tor Project states that its mission is to advance human rights and freedoms through free and open-source anonymity and privacy technologies.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 163 scored entries below, 54 tied, 9 above on Loss-Bearing Fidelity.

Linked evidence
  • context The Tor Project states that its mission is to advance human rights and freedoms through free and open-source anonymity and privacy technologies. [1]
  • context Tor Project materials describe Tor Project, Inc. as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded to maintain Tor development, with a public mission around unrestricted availability and scientific understanding. [2]
Market Conduct
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Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.
5 / 5

The Tor Project states that its mission is to advance human rights and freedoms through free and open-source anonymity and privacy technologies.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 180 scored entries below, 46 tied, 0 above on Market Conduct.

Linked evidence
  • context The Tor Project states that its mission is to advance human rights and freedoms through free and open-source anonymity and privacy technologies. [1]
  • context Tor Project materials describe Tor Project, Inc. as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded to maintain Tor development, with a public mission around unrestricted availability and scientific understanding. [2]
Product Integrity
?
Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.
5 / 5

The Tor Project states that its mission is to advance human rights and freedoms through free and open-source anonymity and privacy technologies.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 134 scored entries below, 92 tied, 0 above on Product Integrity.

Linked evidence
  • The Tor Project states that its mission is to advance human rights and freedoms through free and open-source anonymity and privacy technologies. [1]
Scale Integrity
?
Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.
4 / 5

The Tor Project states that its mission is to advance human rights and freedoms through free and open-source anonymity and privacy technologies.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 109 scored entries below, 81 tied, 36 above on Scale Integrity.

Linked evidence
  • context The Tor Project states that its mission is to advance human rights and freedoms through free and open-source anonymity and privacy technologies. [1]
  • context Tor Project materials describe Tor Project, Inc. as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded to maintain Tor development, with a public mission around unrestricted availability and scientific understanding. [2]

Penalties

No penalties applied in this version.

Bonus Credits

Bonus Credit Why this credit
Openness to Dissent
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Credit for tolerating internal, user, customer, worker, and public dissent without retaliation, capture, or viewpoint laundering.
2 / 3

Tor Project documentation states that Tor develops bridges and censorship-circumvention tools to help users access the open web despite blocking.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 200 scored entries below, 15 tied, 11 above on Openness to Dissent.

Linked evidence
  • Tor Project documentation states that Tor develops bridges and censorship-circumvention tools to help users access the open web despite blocking. [3]
Constitutional Spirit
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Credit for respecting constitutional rights and civil-liberties norms even where private law does not strictly require it.
3 / 3

Tor states its mission is to advance human rights and freedoms through free and open-source anonymity and privacy technologies with unrestricted availability and use.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 212 scored entries below, 14 tied, 0 above on Constitutional Spirit.

Linked evidence
  • Tor states its mission is to advance human rights and freedoms through free and open-source anonymity and privacy technologies with unrestricted availability and use. [4]
Good Deal
?
Credit for unusually fair value: durable quality, fair pricing, low lock-in, and clear customer surplus.
3 / 3

Tor offers free privacy and anonymity technology, including Tor Browser, for private browsing without tracking, surveillance, or censorship.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 200 scored entries below, 26 tied, 0 above on Good Deal.

Linked evidence
  • Tor offers free privacy and anonymity technology, including Tor Browser, for private browsing without tracking, surveillance, or censorship. [5]
Cost Transparency
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Credit for clear posted prices, all-in fees, unit costs, public rate cards, margin/cost visibility, or surplus-allocation transparency, especially in markets where opaque quotes, hidden fees, or individualized pricing are normal.
1 / 3

Tor Project publishes public tax filings, audit reports, financial statements, annual reports, and code audits.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 189 scored entries below, 11 tied, 26 above on Cost Transparency.

Linked evidence
  • Tor Project publishes public tax filings, audit reports, financial statements, annual reports, and code audits. [6]

Confidence Basis

Confidence Basis

Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.

Medium 70/100

6 verified linked claims 6 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 6/13 components covered

This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.

Claim confidence 19/20

6 verified linked claims

Source quality 12/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 6/18

6 direct claims across 13 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 5/10

6/13 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending
VerificationUnverified
ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessPartial (AI)
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Claims and Sources

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* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.
1The Tor Project states that its mission is to advance human rights and freedoms through free and open-source anonymity and privacy technologies.

Product Integrity Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending

AI scaffold

2Tor Project materials describe Tor Project, Inc. as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded to maintain Tor development, with a public mission around unrestricted availability and scientific understanding.

Governance Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending

AI scaffold

3Tor Project documentation states that Tor develops bridges and censorship-circumvention tools to help users access the open web despite blocking.

Openness To Dissent Verified High confidence Human-reviewed

4Tor states its mission is to advance human rights and freedoms through free and open-source anonymity and privacy technologies with unrestricted availability and use.

Constitutional Spirit Verified High confidence Human-reviewed

5Tor offers free privacy and anonymity technology, including Tor Browser, for private browsing without tracking, surveillance, or censorship.

Good Deal Verified High confidence Human-reviewed

6Tor Project publishes public tax filings, audit reports, financial statements, annual reports, and code audits.

Cost Transparency Verified High confidence Human-reviewed

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