We see this kind of thread all the time.
Is Tor compromised? Does the Linux kernel have a backdoor? Is Firefox botnet? Is Systemd botnet?
All the threads seem to want to influence people to not believe in open source, and stay within the reach of various huge personal-data-selling corps and various intelligence agencies. "Stay on Windows, stay on Mac, keep using Gmail, privacy is dead, you cannot meaningfully oppose this, you cannot escape".
Here are the current stats:
Tor: Acceptably safe, if you follow the intended guidelines.
Linux kernel: No backdoor.
Firefox: No "botnet", i e it doesn't have any hidden tracking features [1].
Systemd: No "botnet". No hidden features [2].
1. Telemetry can be disabled. If you believe they can be magically turned on again, then link a source for it.
2. Default DNS fallback is Google DNS, but this "will most likely never be needed" and can be manually changed.
The above stats are true, until further notice.
If you believe that any of these programs are insecure, please show where in the source code:
github.com
github.com
developer.mozilla.org
github.com
(or provide a link to a news article)
