1Tails 1.4 Linux Distro Fixes Security Flaws, Focuses on Privacy
by Sean Michael Kerner
2Tails Provides Windows 8 Camouflage
In Tails 1.0, users had the option of masking their desktop with a Windows XP look. Now, in Tails 1.4, the camouflage option has been updated giving users the ability to make the desktop look like Windows 8.
3Upgrading Tails Is Easier
An important change to Tails in the last year is the ability to upgrade from one version to the next. Tails has maintained a steady cadence of updates, patching the distribution as new security vulnerabilities emerge.
4Backup Secret Keys to Paper
Typically, secret cryptographic keys are stored digitally, but with Tails 1.4, users have the option to also print out keys, using the Paperkey tool as a backup option.
5Disconnect Provides Privacy-Enabled Search
With Tails 1.4, the default search tool is now Disconnect, which aims to provide users with a privacy-enabled way to perform Google searches.
6Tor Browser Gets an Update
The privacy-enabled Tor browser is updated to version 4.5.1 in Tails 1.4, providing the latest security patches to users. The Tor browser is based on the open-source Mozilla Firefox Web browser.
7Unsafe Browser Gives Tails Users a Choice
There are times when the Tor Browser won’t work for a user to get access to a site or service. For those times, Tails provides an Unsafe Browser, complete with plenty of warnings about its use.
8Bitcoin Management Comes to Tails
Another addition since the Tails 1.0 release in 2014 is the inclusion of the Electrum bitcoin cryptocoin wallet.
9Tails 1.4 Powered by a Linux 3.16 Kernel
The Linux 3.16 kernel powers Tails 1.4; in contrast, the Linux 3.12 kernel powered the Tails 1.0 release in 2014.
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