Tails 4.18 (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 GB.
In the new release, when connecting to the Tor network, the notification message about the need to synchronize the system clock (βSynchronizing the system's clockβ) is removed. Poedit was removed from the structure, the project switched to Weblate to manage translations. Updated versions of Tor Browser 10.0.16 and Thunderbird 78.9.0. Firmware packages have been updated and support for wireless and graphics chips has been improved. When accessing Debian repositories, HTTPS is now used to improve reliability, instead of accessing via an onion address (Debian onion services experience glitches).
At the same time, a new version of the Tor Browser 10.0.16 was released, aimed at ensuring anonymity, security and privacy. The release is in sync with the Firefox 78.10.0 ESR codebase, which fixes 8 vulnerabilities. NoScript 11.2.4 version has been updated. The use of SVG Context Paint is prohibited. The developers also recalled that on July 15, 2021, it is planned to remove support for the second version of the Tor protocol from the code base, and on October 15, 2021, a new stable release of Tor will be released without support for the old protocol.
Source: opennet.ru