Today, maintaining privacy when we connect to the Internet is very complicated. And being able to browse anonymously almost impossible. However, if we really care about our privacy and want to prevent our data from ending up in the hands of other people or companies, it is necessary to use software specially designed for this purpose. And when it comes to privacy, security and anonymity on the web, the best program is undoubtedly Tor Browser .
Tor Browser is the official web browser designed for browsing the Tor network. Surely we already know this network, a distributed network through which our packages are sent, and made to bounce, so that it is impossible to trace us. The Tor network is very useful in preserving our security and privacy. But it can also be very dangerous if misused, since there are many users on that network waiting for the opportunity to attack us.
One of the essential tips to maintain our security when browsing the Tor network is to always use the latest version of the Tor Browser browser. And, as part of its maintenance, its developers have just released the new version 10 of it, based on the latest Firefox ESR .
What’s new and changed in Tor Browser 10
This new version 10 of Tor Browser, although it is a version jump, is not an update full of changes and news. Its developers have focused all development to update the base browser to the latest version with extended support, in addition to improving the stability and speed of the browser and all its components.
The new Tor Browser 10 is the first based on Firefox 78 ESR . Specifically, this browser is based on version ESR 78.3, the latest version released with Firefox 81 today and which brings with it a large number of security fixes.
In addition to using a new database, and reviewing the translations of the program, this new version has updated most of the components that make up this browser. These updated components are:
- Tor 0.4.4.5
- Tor Launcher 0.2.25
- NoScript 11.0.44
Of course, a significant number of bugs reported by users and detected by the program’s own developers have also been corrected . We can see a list with the hundreds of bugs and errors fixed in this link .
Download Tor Browser 10
The new version of Tor Browser is now available to all users. We can download it for free, as always, from the following link . Tor Browser 10 is available for Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android (although version 10 for Android is not ready yet).
Once we have the new version, we unzip it with its installer and that’s it. We can now start browsing the Internet anonymously thanks to this new version.
Tails 4.11 also includes Tor Browser 10
Tails is a Linux distribution specially designed to maintain the privacy of users when they connect to the Internet from any PC. This distro has also been updated today, and among its novelties, most of them focused on correcting vulnerabilities, it is worth highlighting the new Tor Browser 10, with all the security improvements included in this new version.
If you want to install this operating system, you can download the new Tails from here.
