Jul 13, 2021 18:48 EDT
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Tails 4.20 has been released with several big changes, namely the Tor Connection assistant that makes it easier to get set up using a Tor bridge. If you’re not familiar with bridges, they’re designed for people in authoritarian countries where Tor usage is dangerous, by connecting to a bridge as your first node in the Tor network, anyone monitoring your activities won’t know you’re on Tor.
The Tor Browser made it really easy to connect to bridges a while back because it removed the need to enter bridge details manually. Tails still hadn’t built in this functionality and even with the new Tor Connection assistant, it still doesn’t offer the feature. What this update does, however, it makes it easier to set up a bridge connection by giving users the option as soon as they get connected to Wi-Fi. In older releases, you had to go into the advanced settings before starting the Tails session.