mastodon 4.7.3Tails is a live operating system that aims at preserving your privacy and anonymity.
https://tails.boum.org/
(not official yet. read this issue tracker for more info: https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/17092)
Stronger together: What we've accomplished since the Tails-Tor merger
Nine months ago @tails@fosstodon.org and @torproject@mastodon.social set out to unite forces for Internet Freedom. The goal was to integrate Tails into the organizational structure of the Tor Project to pool resources instead of duplicating them, and deliver a more robust shield against censorship and surveillance. Today we're happy to report that we're already seeing the transformative impact of our united efforts.
Tails 6.16 is out
changes include:
- Update Tor Browser to 14.5.3.
- Update the Linux kernel to 6.1.140.
https://tails.net/news/version_6.16/index.en.html
To understand the needs of Tails user, interviews are conducted from time to time.
Here's an interview with an activist from france and his usage of Tails:
https://tails.net/news/story_fighting_against_nuclear_project/index.en.html
Tails 5.8 is out, and it is the most important release of #Tails in years.
It includes both major redesign of existing features, important usability improvements, and hardened security.
https://tails.boum.org/news/version_5.8
Abortion activists in Brazil use Tails to stay safe from police raids.
Read the story of Gabriela, a feminist hacker who empowers low-income women from Bahia on using Tails.
https://tails.boum.org/contribute/how/user_experience/interviews/gabriela/
Tails 6.15.1 released
This release is an emergency release to fix important security vulnerabilities in Tor Browser.
https://tails.net/news/version_6.15.1/index.en.html
Security audit of automatic upgrades and recent changes
conclusion:
...strong security impression, addressing most anonymity-related concerns. We did not find any remote code execution vulnerabilities, and all identified issues required a compromised low-privileged amnesia user – the default user in Tails.
Looking back at the previous audit, we can see the #Tails developers have made significant progress, demonstrating expertise and a serious commitment to security.
Tails 5.1.1 is out
This release fixes a high severity security issue in tor, that affects performance and possibly anonymity.
Tails 5.1 is out
This release fixes the security vulnerability in the JavaScript engine of Firefox and Tor Browser announced on May 24.
It was delayed from May 31 to June 5 because of a delay in the release of Tor Browser.
this is also new:
- automatically fixing the clock when connecting to Tor
- new homepage for the "Unsafe Browser" to make it easier for users to understand how to sign into a captive portal
- better Kleopatra integration
...and more.
Full report:
https://tails.boum.org/news/version_5.1/
As some of you may noticed, the 5.1 release got delayed.
Reason: Tor Browser was not ready yet, but it is now
Release is very likely to take place over the weekend.
For updates and the corresponding conversation concerning the delayed release:
https://lists.autistici.org/message/20220530.064635.d8e5edec.en.html
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In the Welcome Screen, set an Administration Password.
Run these commands in a Terminal:
sudo dmidecode -s system-manufacturer
sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name
sudo dmidecode -s system-version
lspci -nn
Copy the output of these commands and send it to us. Also describe the symptoms you observed at step 5. Send via fediverse or our Tails tester email list: https://tails.boum.org/about/contact/index.en.html#tails-testers (email list is preferred)
@calculsoberic@mstdn.social
no, not an official account.
The corresponding ticket about it is here: https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/17092
Should I ask someone from the dev team if they like to have an interview with you?
Otherwise you could also reach them very well through the following email list:
https://tails.boum.org/about/contact/index.en.html#tails-dev