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New features Detection of problems with Wi-Fi hardware Problems with Wi-Fi are unfortunately quite common in Tails and Linux in general. To help troubleshoot hardware compatibility issues with Wi-Fi interfaces, the Tor Connection assistant now reports when no Wi-Fi hardware is detected. (…)
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We replaced balenaEtcher with Rufus in our installation instructions for Windows to solve privacy concerns with balenaEtcher. Since January 2019, we had been recommending balenaEtcher to install Tails from Windows and macOS. We loved the simplicity of balenaEtcher, which was really easier to (…)
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Important security fixes The vulnerabilities described below were identified during an external security audit by Radically Open Security and disclosed responsibly to our team. We are not aware of these attacks being used against Tails users until now. These vulnerabilities can only be (…)
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Critical security fixes The vulnerabilities described below were identified during an external security audit by Radically Open Security and disclosed responsibly to our team. We are not aware of these attacks being used against Tails users until now. These vulnerabilities can only be (…)
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Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 14.0.3. Update Thunderbird from 115.16.0 to 128.4.3. Fixed problems Fix support for Trezor hardware wallets in Electrum. (#20138) Fix an issue that prevented the Tails desktop to open with fewer memory. (#20631) Disable saving telemetry data in (…)
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? It’s that time of year again when we emerge from our encrypted shells to ask for your support! 2024 has been a life-changing year for Tails. We’ve continued doing what we do best -- developing Tails as an accessible shield for privacy, anonymity, and anti-censorship. And you may have heard: (…)
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Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 14.0.1. Update the Tor client to 0.4.8.13. Update Thunderbird to 115.16.0. Fixed problems Fix automatic upgrades aborting with the error message "The upgrade could not be downloaded" even after a successful download. (#20593) For more details, read (…)
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This release is an emergency release to fix a critical security vulnerability in Tor Browser. Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 13.5.7, which fixes MFSA 2024-51, a major use-after-free vulnerability. Using this vulnerability, an attacker could take control of Tor Browser, but probably (…)
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New features File system repair when unlocking the Persistent Storage When the file system of the Persistent Storage has errors, Tails now offers you to repair the file system when unlocking from the Welcome Screen. Because not all file system errors can be safely recovered this way, we wrote (…)
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Today the Tor Project, a global nonprofit developing tools for online privacy and anonymity, and Tails, a portable operating system that uses Tor to protect users from digital surveillance, have joined forces and merged operations. Incorporating Tails into the Tor Project's structure allows for (…)
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