I may be a victim of disinformation, it's difficult not to be, but I did read somewhere, sometime back, that the TOR was also a CIA operation. Would be natural for them to want to start something like the TOR. So I don't know about the TOR or any other one of these. A crying shame.
Also read that all the processing units sold in the USA had back doors built into the architecture, so that it does not matter what you do in the USA, they can get into your pc. This I picked up from some video on you tube in relation to wikileaks. I'm sorry I cant remember exactly the sources. I wonder if buying a computer in Mexico or Russia would solve the problem. Would be wise to do if possible, and not to buy in the US if you live here.
I don't want to spread useless fear, just reasonable caution.
RE: The VPN Illusion