Release Tor Browser 10.0.16 and Tails 4.18 Distribution

formed Release of a specialized distribution kit Tails 4.18 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on the Debian batch database and intended to provide anonymous access to the network. Anonymous output in Tails is provided by the TOR system. All connections, in addition to traffic via TOR network, are blocked by a packet filter by default. To store user data in the user data saving mode between starts, encryption is used. For download, ISO image , capable of working in Live mode, size 1 GB.

in new release When connecting to the Tor network, the notification output is removed On the need to synchronize system clock (“Synchronizing the System’s Clock”). Poedit removed from the composition, to manage translations, the project moved to Weblate. Updated versions of Tor Browser 10.0.16 and Thunderbird 78.9.0. Updated packages with firmware and improved support for wireless and graphic chips.
When referring to Debian repositories, HTTPS is now used to increase reliability, instead of contacting the ONION-address (in the work of Debian are observed failures).


At the same time ​​released New version of the browser Tor Browser 10.0.16, oriented to ensuring anonymity, security and privacy. The release is synchronized with the code base Firefox 78.10.0 ESR in which Strange 8 vulnerabilities. Updated version Noscript 11.2.4 . It is prohibited to use SVG Context Paint . The developers also recalled that on July 15, 2021, it is planned to remove from the code base support of the second version of the TOR protocol, and on October 15, 2021 a new stable TOR issue will be released without the support of the old protocol.

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