Tails 4.16 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), a specialized distribution kit, based on the Debian package base and designed to provide anonymous access to the network, has been released. 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. An iso image has been prepared for download, capable of working in Live mode, with a size of 1.1 GB.
The new release uses new versions of the Linux kernel 5.10 (the previous version shipped the 5.9 kernel), Tor Browser 10.0.12, Thunderbird 78.7.0. Transitioned to the new stable branch Tor 0.4.5. Removed the default focus on the Cancel button while downloading updates, which could cause updates to be accidentally cancelled.
At the same time, a new version of Tor Browser 10.0.12 was released, focused on anonymity, security and privacy. The release is in sync with the Firefox 78.8.0 ESR codebase, which fixes 7 vulnerabilities. Updated versions of Tor 0.4.5.6, NoScript 11.2.2 and Openssl 1.1.1j.
Source: opennet.ru