Tor Project and Mullvad release Mullvad Browser, "Tor Browser without the Tor Network" a privacy browser for VPN users

Swedish government*

All EU countries have surveillance laws pretty similar to the US yet no one seems to think it's a problem.

If not this browser, which one should we use if we want privacy?

Also, isn't Tor still funded by the US govt? I feel like of you wanted a honeypot, there is no better option than Tor which is already under your wing.

The reality is that there is NO completely anonymous network or proxy that can be 100% trusted. None. Because you have zero ways of independently verifying any of them. You're better off, especially if you're political dissident, using a network that might be/probably under surveillance from a country that aligns most with your ideology (Chinese networks if you're a communist trying to push for communism in the West, for example). It's a shame for us that it's actually really hard to get access to a Chinese run VPN in the West. Don't use a US-developed privacy network if you know the US is not going to like what you send on it is what I'm saying.