By Darren Chaker - TOR was created by the US Gov't for the purpose of keeping things private for the military. Decades later, the Internet continues to evolve as does our surveillance society. TOR Control adds an extra layer to TOR to keep information from your computer that may leak from leaking! If you are serious about privacy and use TOR, then take the extra step and use TOR Control as I have and have not had any issues using it.