formed a significant release of a specialized browser tor Browser 12.0 , which has a transition to the ESR-test Firefox 102. The browser is focused on ensuring anonymity, safety and privacy, all traffic is redirected only through the Tor network. It is impossible to contact directly through the standard network connection of the current system, which does not allow you to track the real IP address of the user (in case of hacking a browser, attackers can access the system parameters of the network, so products such as Whonix should be used to completely block possible leaks). Assemblies Tor Browser prepared for linux, windows and macos. The formation of a new version for Android is delayed.
to provide additional protection to the TOR Browser, an addition to HTTPS EVERYWHERE, which allows the use of traffic encryption on all sites where it is possible. To reduce the threat of attacks using JavaScript and blocking the default plugins in the kit, an addition noscript is supplied. To combat blocking and traffic inspecting, fteproxy and OBFS4PROXY .
For the organization of a encrypted communication channel, surrounding any traffic, except HTTP, alternative transports are offered, which, for example, allow you to get around attempts to block Tor in China. Для защиты от отслеживания перемещения пользователя и от выделения специфичных для конкретного посетителя особенностей отключены или ограничены API WebGL, WebGL2, WebAudio, Social, SpeechSynthesis, Touch, AudioContext, HTMLMediaElement, Mediastream, Canvas, SharedWorker, WebAudio, Permissions, MediaDevices.enumerateDevices и screen. Orientation, as well as the means of sending telemetry, Pocket, Reader View, Http Alternative-Services, MoztCpSocket, Link Rel = Preconnect, modified Libmdns.
In the new version:
- The transition to the Firefox 102 ESR code base and the stable branch Tor 0.4.7.12 were made.
- Many -speaking assemblies have been provided – earlier for each language it was necessary to load a separate assembly, and now a universal assembly is provided that allows you to switch languages on the fly. For new installations in Tor Browser 12.0, the language corresponding to the locals set in the system will be automatically selected (the language can be changed during operation), and when transition from a branch of 11.5.x, the language previously used in Tor Browser.
- The Android platform version includes HTTPS-ONLY mode in which all requests made without encryption are automatically redirected to secure page options (“http: //” is replaced by “https: //”). In the assembly for desktop systems, this mode was included in a last significant version.
- In the version for the Android platform, the Privacy and Security section adds the configuration of “Priority .onion sites”, which automatically exagge on the ONION sites when trying to open the Web sites that issue the HTTP newspaper “Onion-Location”, which indicates The availability of a site option on the TOR.