Release of Tails 4.1 distribution and Tor Browser 9.0.2

Formed release of a specialized distribution Tails 4.1 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on the Debian package base and designed to provide anonymous access to the network. Anonymous exit to Tails is provided by the Tor system. All connections, except traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by default by the packet filter. Encryption is used to store user data in the save user data between runs mode. Ready for download iso image, capable of working in Live mode, 1.1 GB in size.

In the new issue of Tails updated Linux kernel versions 5.3.9, Tor Browser 9.0.2, Enigmail 2.1.3 and Thunderbird 68.2.2. OpenPGP is used as a key server by default keys.openpgp.org. The TorBirdy add-on has been removed, replaced by patches for Thunderbird.

Simultaneously, released a new version of Tor Browser 9.0.2, focused on anonymity, security and privacy. The release is in sync with the Firefox 68.3.0 ESR codebase, which has eliminated 14 vulnerabilities, of which 7 problems, collected under CVE-2019-17012, can potentially lead to the execution of attacker code. Updated NoScript 11.0.9 add-on to fix an issue where TRUSTED settings were not working. The HTTPS Everywhere add-on has been updated to release 2019.11.7. Improved implementation of displaying a gray frame (letterboxing) around the content of web pages to block identification by window size.
Localization issues have been resolved in Tor Browser for Android.

Source: opennet.ru

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