I think the article misses the point of Tor (and why the EFF suggests it's use).
Tor is not about, nor promises to make you secure. It's an anonymization proxy, which makes you a little harder to be "snooped" on by really anyone.
The EFF is suggesting people take additional steps, or everything they can to make the job of the NSA (or anyone else trying to snoop) that much more difficult. And to that goal, Tor does a decent job when used in combination with other methods such as SSL, etc.
Tor is not about, nor promises to make you secure. It's an anonymization proxy, which makes you a little harder to be "snooped" on by really anyone.
The EFF is suggesting people take additional steps, or everything they can to make the job of the NSA (or anyone else trying to snoop) that much more difficult. And to that goal, Tor does a decent job when used in combination with other methods such as SSL, etc.