Why Tor clients, not the network, choose the path

In Tor, the client - not the network - selects the relays in a circuit. This prevents malicious relays from colluding to control your entire path and deanonymize your traffic.

You cannot trust the network to pick the path. Вредоносные узлы могут направить вас через своих друзей-сговорщиков. Это даст злоумышленнику возможность отслеживать весь ваш трафик от начала до конца. Tor instead uses a distributed trust model: the client chooses relays for each circuit, ensuring no single relay or operator can both identify who you are and see where your traffic is going.