The other downside to using TOR is the NSA has targeted people using it, and labeling them as "extremists". Just saying.
How so? I have read a few instances where several agencies - not just the 3 letter Intelligence ones - are doing "questionable" things to investigate U.S. citizens and non citizens alike but I have not read/heard anything about what you reference. Not a loaded question - I am very curious. After all, I used to work for the NSA.