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Tails or The Amnesic Incognito Live System is a security-focused Debian-based Linux distribution aimed at preserving privacy and anonymity.[1] All its incoming and outgoing connections are forced to go through Tor,[2] and any and all non-anonymous connections are blocked. The system is designed to be booted as a live DVD or live USB, and will leave no digital footprint on the machine unless explicitly told to do so. The Tor Project has provided financial support for its development.[3]

History

Tails was first released on 23 June 2009. It is the next iteration of development on Incognito, a Gentoo-based Linux distribution.[4] The Tor Project has provided financial support for its development.[3] Tails has also received funding from the Debian Project, Mozilla, and the Freedom of the Press Foundation.[5]

Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald, and Barton Gellman have each said that Tails was an important tool they used in their work with National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden.[6][7][8]

As of release 3.0, Tails requires a 64-bit processor to run.[9]

Bundled software

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Networking

Encryption and privacy

One may choose among a large number of languages and keyboard layouts when the system is booted.

Release history

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  • Unreleased, but listed in official changelog
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  • First public release.[11]
  • The project was called Amnesia.[11]
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  • Last release as "amnesia"[10]
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  • First release since the project was renamed to The Amnesic Incognito Live System.[10][12]
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  • Unreleased versions: 0.6~1.gbpef2878 (Sep 26), 0.6~rc2 (Sep 29), 0.6~rc3 (Oct 2)
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  • Unreleased versions: 0.7~rc1 (Mar 11), 0.7~rc2 (Mar 25)
0.8, 0.8.1, 0.9, 0.10, 0.10.1, 0.10.2, 0.11, 0.12, 0.12.1, 0.13, 0.14, 0.15, 0.16, 0.17, 0.17.1, 0.17.2, 0.18, 0.19, 0.20, 0.20.1, 0.21, 0.22, 0.22.1, 0.23
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  • 36th stable release.[11]
1.0.1, 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.3, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.4, 1.4.1
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  • Disabled access to the local network via the Tor Browser.[13]
1.5.1, 1.6
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  • Replaced the Claws Mail email client with Icedove, which is based on Mozilla Thunderbird.[13]
  • Enabled booting Tails in offline mode, with networking disabled.[13]
1.8, 1.8.1, 1.8.2 (last version to fit 2GB flash drive)
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  • It used Debian 8 as its base and included a new Gnome shell desktop environment, systemd, and a new installation process.[14]
2.0.1
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  • Enabled viewing DRM-protected DVDs.[13]
  • Added a new “Onion Circuits” interface for viewing Tor routing information.[13]
2.2.1, 2.3
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  • Automatic account configuration of Icedove, harden kernel and firewall, update the DRM and Mesa graphical libraries.[15]
  • New version of Tor Browser.[13]
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  • The last version to include I2P
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  • 3.4 fixes the widely reported Meltdown attack, and includes the partial mitigation for Spectre
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  • 3.6 adds a new lock screen feature that, when enabled, can be unlocked with the administrator password that was set when tails booted up. Otherwise, you can set up a password to unlock your screen when locking your screen for the first time.
  • Install drivers for the Video Acceleration API to improve the display of videos on many graphics cards.
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  • Firefox 60.2, major release; will include VeraCrypt support and major Additional Software Packages improvements.[35]
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  • Update Tor Browser to 8.0.2. This fixes 2 critical security vulnerabilities in JavaScript in Firefox.
  • Update Thunderbird to fix these same vulnerabilities.[37]
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  • Hide the PIM option when unlocking VeraCrypt volumes because PIM won't be supported until Tails 4.0. (#16031)
  • Rename the buttons in the confirmation dialog of Tails Installer to Install (or Upgrade) and Cancel to be less confusing. (#11501)
  • Update Linux to 4.8.
  • Update Tor Browser to 8.0.3.
  • Update Thunderbird to 60.2.1.
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In mainstream media

On 3 July 2014, German public television channel Das Erste reported that the NSA's XKeyscore surveillance system contains definitions that match persons who search for Tails using a search engine or visit the Tails website. A comment in XKeyscore's source code calls Tails "a comsec mechanism advocated by extremists on extremist forums".[39][40]

On 28 December 2014, Der Spiegel published slides from an internal NSA presentation dating to June 2012 in which the NSA deemed Tails on its own as a "major threat" to its mission, and when used in conjunction with other privacy tools such as OTR, Cspace, RedPhone, and TrueCrypt was ranked as "catastrophic," leading to a "near-total loss/lack of insight to target communications, presence..."[41][42]

Tails Partners

See also

References

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External links

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