The issue of sieve-like security that looms ominously over the IoT has taken an unexpected turn this week. Instead of development teams investing precious time and money into tightening up weak security links in their connected products (easy fixes), why not just hook your smart devices up to an existing network that is (supposedly) safe and hacker-free? That network is Tor (The Onion Router), and that company is startup and Tor project contributor The Guardian Project, which has developed a system to implement IoT security inside Tor – aimed specifically at the smart home market. However, the reputation Tor has for being completely secure and hacker-proof isn’t entirely concrete. Using the Tor network is the most common method for accessing…