Tor Browser 10.0.12 release and Tails 4.16 distribution

A specialized distribution has been released Tails 4.16 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on the Debian package base and designed to provide anonymous access to the network. Anonymous login to Tails is provided by the Tor system. All connections, except for traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by the packet filter by default. Encryption is used to store user data in the save user data mode between runs. Prepared for download iso image capable of working in Live mode, 1.1 GB in size.

new release incorporates newer versions of the Linux 5.10 kernel ( the previous version delivered kernel 5.9), Tor Browser 10.0.12, Thunderbird 78.7.0. The transition to the new stable Tor 0.4.5 branch has been made. While downloading updates, the default focus on the Cancel button was removed, which could accidentally cancel updates.

At the same time released a new version of the Tor Browser 10.0.12 focused on providing anonymity and security and privacy. The release is synchronized with the Firefox 78.8.0 ESR codebase, where Eliminated 7 vulnerabilities. Updated versions of Tor 0.4.5.6, NoScript 11.2.2 and Openssl 1.1.1j.

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