American Library Will Distribute USB Sticks With Privacy OS

The American library that previously defied all the Department of Homeland Security to run a Tor server does again of himself speaking, there is in fact decided to show a film about Snowden and USB sticks with the privacy operating system Tails to distribute to library visitors.

It is the Kilton Public Library in West Lebanon (New Hampshire), a community with 3500 inhabitants. The library was in the news because it had decided to set up a Tor server. The Tor network allows users to hide their IP address and visit censored websites. After an e-mail from the Department of Homeland Security and concerns of the police and the local administration, the library decided to temporarily stop the Tor server, but came back to that later turned server back on.

Among other things Edward Snowden responded to the decision by the library. Due to the positive reactions and tweet Snowden, the library authorities now decided next Tuesday Citizenfour, to show the documentary about Snowden, reports Valley News. In addition, USB sticks will be distributed to the privacy OS Tails. Tails (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) is a complete operating system that can be used from a DVD or USB stick. It is based on Debian and contains various tools to access the Internet anonymously. For example, among other things, made ​​use of the Tor-network.

Privacy Tails OS With Offline Mode For Sensitive Documents

There is a new version of the operating system focused on privacy Tails appeared, now an offline mode features. In this case, all network properties can be switched off. According to the developers, this is useful if it sensitive documents is underway.

Icedove further added, a modified version of the Mozilla Thunderbird email client. Icedove is at this stage a "technology preview", but according to the developers safe enough to be used in the context of Tails. In addition, in Tails 1.7 also numerous small bugs and fixes and the operating system would have to be something more compatible with hardware.

Tails is a complete operating system that can be used from a DVD or USB stick. Despite all the attention to the privacy Tails developers early this year showed that only 10 000 people daily in the privacy OS use.

Critical Vulnerabilities In Tor And Tails Corrected

There are new versions of Tor Browser and Tails appeared, two programs for people who want to protect their privacy and anonymity on the Internet, where critical vulnerabilities are fixed. Users also have strongly advised to upgrade, since users of Tor Browser still using an old version surfed in the past been the target of attacks, their actual IP address was traced .

Via Tor Browser, users can easily hide their IP address. The browser consists of a modified version Firefox and software to connect to the network-Tor. This week a new version of Firefox, allowing the developers of Tor Browser also had to release a new version. Tor Browser 4.5.3 also includes a new version of OpenSSL and NoScript Torbutton, as well as a fix for a bug that allowed the browser crash and a patch to improve the usability of Tor Browser on websites. Updating via Torproject.org if the update function of the browser.

Tails

Users of Tails get urgent advice to Tails 1.4.1 upgrade. Tails is a complete operating system from a DVD or USB stick to use and is totally focused on privacy. It is based on Debian and contains various tools to access the Internet anonymously, including Tor Browser. In the past, for which the new versions of Tor Browser and Tails were not coordinated.

Therefore Tails users could sometimes several weeks stuck with an outdated Tor Browser. Now Tails development team has been waiting for the new Tor Browser, which added to the operating system. In addition, several Debian-related vulnerabilities are resolved. Updating via the Tails website .

Privacy OS Tails adds to bitcoinportemonnee

This week there's a new version of it appeared on privacy-oriented operating system Tails, including a bitcoinportemonnee as addition. Tails stands for The Amnesic Incognito Live System and is designed to leave minimal traces on the Internet. With the advent of Tails 1.3 several vulnerabilities have been resolved, but also added several new features.

The first feature that in the eye is the presence of sprint Electrum , a user for the digital wallet currency bitcoin. Another new feature is keyringer , a program that can be managed in encrypted fashion secrets and exchanged. For this, the software uses GnuPG and Git. Tails is a complete operating system that can be used from a DVD or USB stick. Despite all the attention to the privacy Tails developers recently showed that a daily basis but 10,000 of the privacy OS use.

Almost 97% Of Tor Traffic Goes To 'Normal' Websites

Almost 97% of the traffic that will generate Tor users to 'normal' websites over the internet anyone can visit, according to research from the Tor Project. Tor is a software that allows users not only to hide their IP address, but also makes it possible to visit Tor sites that are only accessible through the Tor network.These are the so-called "hidden services".

The Tor Project wanted to know how many of the Tor traffic goes to these hidden services. For this was the collaboration of several volunteers to share data from their Tor server. This enabled the Tor Project a small proportion (2% - 5%) of activities in hidden view services. Establish on the basis of current calculations, the researchers found that each day 30,000 hidden services are active. These websites generate every day 400 to 600Mbit per second of traffic, which amounts to about 5 terabytes of data per day.

Furthermore, it appears that is the Tor traffic from Tor users to these hidden services 3.4% of the total Tor traffic. This means that 96.6% of the Tor traffic to "normal" websites is that anyone can access through a browser. Tor came last year regularly negative in the news because Tor would mainly be used for visiting criminal Tor sites. Now it appears that the most traffic to websites is that outside Gate to visit.

The researchers suggest that it is still to preliminary results in that regard are established on the basis of a limited data set, and with a grain would have to be taken. The study was conducted over a period of several months, but the researchers plan to expand further in the future. They want to know how many people visit daily Tor sites and how often people try to visit a hidden service that no longer exists.

"Unfortunately, some of these questions with the current reporting infrastructure are not easy to answer, mostly because the collection in this way can reveal hidden information about specific services, as well as the results of the current system include excess  dates." The researchers are also looking at aggregation protocols for statistics that they can use in place of the current system, so they still safe to collect all kinds of statistics.

Organization Wants Gate And DuckDuckGo On Library Computers

Libraries are ideal places to promote privacy and anonymity and would therefore privacy tools like Tor Browser, DuckDuckGo, Tails and HTTPS Everywhere must be installed on library computers. This is suggested by the Library Freedom Project , a US organization that focuses on American libraries, but also helps libraries in other countries with this issue.

The Library Freedom Project also helps libraries with giving privacy-oriented computer classes. During the technical part, the aforementioned tools discussed. The library staff will explain how they Tor relays can be set and the standard library website over HTTPS can run. "Librarians are a professional group that have always been important privacy, but the development of mass surveillance has overtaken their technical capabilities," says Alison Macrina, founder of the Library Freedom Project.

According Macrina she learned librarians thanks to the tools of the Tor community to spread the use of anti-surveillance tools to the public. After being trained librarians begin their own lessons. "These lessons make a real difference in the lives of ordinary people who seek practical ways to get their digital privacy," said Macrina. She notes that the feedback from the ordinary Internet users the Tor Project may in turn help to increase the usability of Tor Browser and other tools.

Tails Will Remove Adblock Plus From Privacy OS

The privacy-oriented operating system Tails will remove the ad blocker Adblock Plus from the supplied Tor Browser. According to a message on the mailing list for Tails developers. Tails uses the Tor Browser to access the Internet through the Tor network. By default, while also installed Adblock Plus, which allows users to block ads.

However, the default Tor Browser containing the Tor Project is offered through the website no Adblock Plus, because this could be used as an argument to block Tor users on websites. Another reason for Adblock Plus to remove that Tails users who surf with Tor Browser will respond to other Tor Browser users seem, what the "finger print" of the Tails-users from going.

Users of Tor Browser can be fingerprinted using their operating systems and other tricks. At present Tails is used every day by 10,000 people, while Tor has about 2 million daily users. "Removing Adblock Tails to make more Tor Browser on Windows will improve things seem something in a particular area and other parts not again", states one of the developers. Meanwhile, remove Adblock Plus as a feature set for a future release.

Tails (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) is a complete operating system that can be used from a DVD or USB stick. It is based on Debian and contains various tools to access the Internet anonymously. For example, standard programs like Pidgin chat program, a virtual keyboard, the password manager and KeePassX GnuPG installed, completed with the necessary plug-ins and various encryption tools.