formed Significant Release of the specialized browser Tor Browser 11.0 , in which the transition to the ESR-branch of Firefox 91 is carried out. The browser focuses on providing anonymity, safety and privacy, all traffic is redirected only through the TOR network. Contact directly through the regular network connection of the current system is not possible that it does not allow tracking the real IP address of the user (in the case of a browser hacking, attackers can access system network parameters, therefore, for full blocking of possible leaks, products such as WHONIX should be used to fully block. Build Tor Browser prepared for Linux, Windows and MacOS. The formation of the new version for Android is delayed.
To provide additional protection to the Tor Browser includes an HTTPS EVERYWHERE, which allows you to use traffic encryption on all sites where possible. To reduce the threat from the implementation of attacks using JavaScript and block the default plug-ins included in the kit. Supplement noscript . To combat blocking and inspection of traffic, fteproxy and OBFS4Proxy .
To organize an encrypted communication channel in the environments blocking any traffic besides HTTP, alternative transports are offered, which, for example, can bypass attempts to block TOR in China. To protect from tracking user’s movement, and by allocating specific to a particular visitor features disabled or restricted API WebGL, WebGL2, WebAudio, Social, SpeechSynthesis, Touch, AudioContext, HTMLMediaElement, Mediastream, Canvas, SharedWorker, WebAudio, Permissions, MediaDevices.enumerateDevices and screen. Orientation, as well as telemetry sending tools, Pocket, Reader View, Http Alternative-Services, Moztcpsocket, “Link Rel = Preconnect”, modified by libmdns.
In the new version:
- transition to the Firefox 91 ESR code base and a new stable Tor branch 0.4.6.8.
- in the user interface reflects significant changes in the design proposed in Firefox 89. Updated icons icons updated, unified style of different elements, a color palette is reworked, the menu panel is changed, the menu is restructured, the “…” menu is removed in the address string. Changed the design of information panels and modal warnings, confirmation and request dialogs.
Tor Browser-specific interface changes are to upgrade the display of the TOR network connection to the TOR network, the selected node chains, the security level selection interface and the bugs to process onion connections. Recycled page “About: Torconnect”.