Uniting for Internet Freedom: Tor Project & Tails Join Forces
Quoting: Uniting for Internet Freedom: Tor Project & Tails Join Forces | The Tor Project —
Today the Tor Project, a global non-profit developing tools for online privacy and anonymity, and Tails, a portable operating system that uses Tor to protect users from digital surveillance, have joined forces and merged operations. Incorporating Tails into the Tor Project's structure allows for easier collaboration, better sustainability, reduced overhead, and expanded training and outreach programs to counter a larger number of digital threats. In short, coming together will strengthen both organizations' ability to protect people worldwide from surveillance and censorship.
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Tor and Tails Merge to Fight Global Surveillance and Censorship
In an unexpected move to bolster online privacy and combat digital surveillance, the Tor Project and Tails have officially merged their operations.
The collaboration unites those two leading entities dedicated to protecting users from censorship and mass surveillance, promising enhanced tools and resources for individuals worldwide.
LWN:
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Uniting for Internet Freedom: Tor Project & Tails Join Forces (Tor blog)
The online-privacy-focused Tor project has announced that it has "
joined forces and merged operations
" with the Tails OS GNU/Linux distribution. Countering the threat of global mass surveillance and censorship to a free Internet, Tor and Tails provide essential tools to help people around the world stay safe online. By joining forces, these two privacy advocates will pool their resources to focus on what matters most: ensuring that activists, journalists, other at-risk and everyday users will have access to improved digital security tools. In late 2023, Tails approached the Tor Project with the idea of merging operations. Tails had outgrown its existing structure. Rather than expanding Tails's operational capacity on their own and putting more stress on Tails workers, merging with the Tor Project, with its larger and established operational framework, offered a solution. By joining forces, the Tails team can now focus on their core mission of maintaining and improving Tails OS, exploring more and complementary use cases while benefiting from the larger organizational structure of The Tor Project. -
New Release: Tor Browser 13.5.5
Tor Browser 13.5.5 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory.
This is a minor Desktop-only release containing (primarily) updated strings for users on legacy Windows and macOS.
And related:
OSTechNix:
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Tor And Tails Merge To Protect Users From Global Surveillance
The Tor Project and Tails Linux have merged operations to strengthen their ability to protect users from global mass surveillance and censorship. Tor and Tails merger brings together two major players in online privacy, combining their resources and expertise to offer more robust and comprehensive solutions for users worldwide.
The Tor Project is a non-profit organisation that develops tools for online privacy and anonymity, most notably the Tor browser, which routes internet traffic through a network of servers to anonymise users' online activity.
Tails is a portable Linux operating system that uses Tor to protect users from digital surveillance. It is pre-installed with a desktop environment and can be booted from a USB drive, leaving little trace on the computer it's used on.
More here:
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Tor Project wags Tails to mark privacy project merger
The Tor Project, a non-profit focused on network anonymity, is joining forces with Tails, an anonymity-focused Linux distribution, in an effort to make better use of financial and technical resources.
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Tails - Uniting for Internet Freedom: Tor Project & Tails Join Forces
Today the Tor Project, a global non-profit developing tools for online privacy and anonymity, and Tails, a portable operating system that uses Tor to protect users from digital surveillance, have joined forces and merged operations. Incorporating Tails into the Tor Project's structure allows for easier collaboration, better sustainability, reduced overhead, and expanded training and outreach programs to counter a larger number of digital threats. In short, coming together will strengthen both organizations' ability to protect people worldwide from surveillance and censorship.
A couple more:
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Tails ☛ Tails - Tails report for August 2024
We published instructions for installing Dangerzone in Tails. Dangerzone will help Tails users convert suspicious documents to safe [sic] PDFs. This was a significant milestone: this is the first time that we have recommended installing a 3rd party package that is not available in Debian.
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Silicon Angle ☛ Privacy-focused Tails operating system merges with the Tor Project
The Tails Project develops a privacy-focused version of Linux called Tails. It’s not based directly on the Linux kernel but rather a popular distribution of the operating system called Debian. The latter software extends the kernel with a number of additional features, most notably tools that make it easier to install and uninstall applications.
Tails expands upon Debian’s feature set with several capabilities designed to protect users’ privacy. The operating system can be booted from a USB stick and doesn’t store any data in the hard drive of the computer to which the stick is attached. By default, Tails uses Tor to power network connections.
Neowin:
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Tor Project welcomes Tails OS to improve user privacy and security
The Tor Project has announced Tails OS will join its structure to enhance privacy. This collaboration aims to deliver better security solutions for users in high-risk environments.
MSM:
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The Tor Project merges with Tails, a Linux-based portable OS focused on privacy
The Tor Project is merging operations with Tails, a portable Linux-based operating system focused on preserving user privacy and anonymity.
The merger comes against a backdrop of ongoing digital surveillance and regulatory maneuvers to break end-to-end encryption, while censorship of online services also remains firmly on the global agenda.
BetaNews:
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Tor Project and Tails Linux distribution merge to enhance online privacy tools
The Tor Project, a global organization known for developing privacy and anonymity tools, has merged with Tails, a portable operating system focused on protecting users from digital surveillance. By bringing Tails under its operational structure, the Tor Project aims to improve collaboration, simplify operations, and expand outreach efforts.
Both Tor and Tails play crucial roles in countering growing surveillance and censorship on the internet. The merger is intended to better serve individuals seeking online protection, including activists, journalists, and everyday users. Tails, which had been operating independently for 15 years, faced challenges in managing administrative functions such as fundraising and HR. The merger is expected to alleviate these burdens, allowing Tails developers to focus more on maintaining and improving the OS.
SecurityWeekly:
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Tor Merges With Security-Focused OS Tails
The maintainer of the Tor privacy and anonymity network has worked closely with Tails for nearly a decade and they have now decided to pool their resources for their shared goal of protecting journalists, activists, and other high-risk users against surveillance and censorship.
Discussions about a potential merger started in late 2023, after Tails concluded that it had outgrown its existing structure.
An older one, missed:
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Tails Linux Is Teaming up With the Tor Project
The Tor Project (the group behind the Tor browser) just merged with the organization that developed the security-hardened Tails operating system. Going forward, the two teams will share resources, operations, and collaborate on their projects.