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Hardened Tor Browser 7.0 Enters Development, Uses Tor 0.3 and Firefox 45.7.0 ESR


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Hardened Tor Browser 7.0 Enters Development, Uses Tor 0.3 and Firefox 45.7.0 ESR

 

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Tor Browser 6.5 is now the newest stable version

 

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The Tor Project announced earlier this week the release of Tor Browser 6.5 as the newest stable version of the open-source and hardened web browser that utilizes the latest Tor technologies to keep your online presence anonymous at all times.

 

Featuring the most critical security updates from upstream Firefox 45.7.0 ESR (Extended Support Release) web browser, Tor Browser 6.5 ships with up-to-date components, including Tor 0.2.9.9, Torbutton 1.9.6.12, Tor Launcher 0.2.10.3, HTTPS Everywhere 5.2.9, OpenSSL 1.0.2j, NoScript 2.9.5.3, and Go 1.7.4.

 

There are also numerous bug fixes and general, under-the-hood improvements implemented in Tor Browser 6.5, such as the isolation of SharedWorker script requests from any first party domains, blocking of remote JAR files by default, deprecation of SHA-1 HPKP pins, redesigned security slider, and much more.

 

With the work on Tor Browser 6.5 now finished, the Tor Project already started working on Tor Browser 7.0, and a first Alpha build is of the upcoming hardened web browser is already available for early adopters, allowing Linux users to test drive Snowflake, a brand-new WebRTC-based pluggable transport.

 

Tor Browser 7.0 to ship with Tor 0.3

 

A few days ago, we told you that development of the Tor 0.3 branch is ongoing, and you can test in in the Tor Browser 7.0 Alpha 1 release, along with Torbutton 1.9.7, which uses the DuckDuckGo search engine on about:tor, HTTPS Everywhere 5.2.9, NoScript 2.9.5.3, and Go 1.7.4.

 

We'll keep you guys up-to-date with the development of Tor Browser 7.0 as soon as new snapshots are being released, but, until Tor Browser 7.0 hits the stable channel, we recommend upgrading to the new Tor Browser 6.5 release as soon as possible. You can download both versions right now for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Microsoft Windows systems.

 

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