Developing an anonymous communication systemTor Project” and develops a privacy-specific OS “TailsIt has been revealed that the project operations of “ will be integrated. Tails will be affiliated with the Tor Project, and OS development will continue in the future.
Uniting for Internet Freedom: Tor Project & Tails Join Forces | The Tor Project
https://blog.torproject.org/tor-tails-join-forces/
Tails – Uniting for Internet Freedom: Tor Project & Tails Join Forces
https://tails.net/news/tails_tor/
The Tor Project is a non-profit organization that develops the anonymous communication system “Tor” and the “Tor Browser” that allows web browsing using Tor.
Tor Project | Achieve online anonymity
https://www.torproject.org/ja/
Tails is an organization that develops the privacy-specific OS “Tails”. Tails is a Debian-based Linux distribution that allows you to anonymize all internet connections made on the OS, not just your browsing, with Tor. Additionally, Tails was developed with USB boot in mind, and all operation history is deleted upon shutdown.
Tails
https://tails.net/index.en.html
According to statements from both organizations, the merger of operations was proposed by Tails. Tails had issues not in the technical part but in the administrative part such as funding and human resources, but by becoming part of the Tor Project, the cost of administrative work was eased and we focused on development in the technical field. I think it can be done.
In September 2024, it was reported that the German Federal Criminal Agency successfully identified “a user who was operating a child pornography site via Tor.” In response to this report, users voiced concerns that “Tor’s anonymity may be threatened,” but the Tor Project said, “The reason why the user was identified was due to a message application that uses Tor.” “Tor continues to provide secure and anonymous access to the web,” the company said in a statement.
“Tor is still safe,” the Tor Project claims – GIGAZINE
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