release of a specialized distribution (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on the Debian package base, designed for anonymous internet access. Anonymous access in Tails is provided by the Tor system. All connections, except for traffic through the Tor network, are block by the packet filter by default. User data storage in persistent mode is encrypted. A prepared , which can operate in Live mode, with a size of 1 GB.
In the new release of Tails, the browser launch is disabled by default. , which allows direct connections that bypass Tor, used for connecting through captive portals of public wireless networks. Because reckless use of the Unsafe Browser the de-anonymization of the user (for example, after exploiting a vulnerability in Thunderbird, an attacker can launch the Unsafe Browser and reveal the real IP), by default, the distribution now only allows the Tor Browser, and using the Unsafe Browser requires enabling a special option in the settings.
In Tails 4.8, the login welcome screen has also been significantly redesigned, ensuring that settings are saved between reboots. This feature currently only supports the option to enable the Unsafe Browser, but more options will be added in the next release. Linux kernel version 5.6, Tor Browser 9.5.1, Thunderbird 68.8.0, gnutls 3.6.7-4, tor 0.4.3.5, intel-microcode 3.20200609.2, LibreOffice 6.1.5-3.
Simultaneously a new version of the Tor Browser 9.5.1, focused on anonymity, security, and privacy. The release is synchronized with the Firefox 68.10.0 ESR codebase, which includes several vulnerabilities, details of which remain undisclosed. The NoScript add-on has been updated to the release .
Source: opennet.ru
