Tor 13 is the most recent version of this browser
The new version of the popular web browser for anonymity, Tor browser 13.0, has already been released andlega based on Firefox 115 ESR, UI improvements, new home page, larger windows and more.
For those who don't know about Tor, you should know that this is a browser that is focused on providing anonymity, security and privacy, all traffic is redirected solely through the Tor network. It is impossible to contact directly through the regular network connection of the current system, which does not allow tracing the real IP address of the user (in the case of a browser attack, the attackers can access the network settings of the system, so which products like Whonix should be used to completely block potential leaks).
Main new features of Tor browser 13.0
This new release of Tor browser 13.0, as already mentioned at the beginning, arrives based on Firefox 115 ESR code and the tor 0.4.8.7 stable branch, which incorporates one year's changes previously submitted. In this release, an audit of the changes made since the release of the ESR branch of Firefox 102 was carried out and patches that were questionable from a security and privacy point of view were disabled.
Among other things, the string-to-double conversion code was replaced, the recent links sharing feature was disabled, the PDF saving API was disabled, the service and interface for automatically hiding cookie confirmation banners were removed, and The text recognition interface has been removed.
As for the improvements, we can find in Tor 13 that the size of the new windows has been increased and now the default is an aspect ratio that is more convenient for widescreen users. With this new change also The protection mechanism that adds padding around the content was implemented of web pages in order to prevent information about the size of the screen and window from being leaked (avoid fingerprinting techniques).
In previous versions, when resizing the window, the active area was resized in 200x100 pixel increments, but was limited to a maximum resolution of 1000x1000, which due to its insufficient width caused problems with some sites which displayed a horizontal scroll bar. To fix this issue, the maximum resolution has been increased to 1400x900 and the step-by-step resizing logic has been changed.
In addition to this, in Tor browser 13.0, a new homepage implementation ("about:tor"), which stands out by adding a logo, a simplified design, and leaving only the search bar and the "onionize" switch to access DuckDuckGo.
Also regarding the changes in the user interface, the home page rendering improvements in which compatibility with screen readers and accessibility features has been improved, in addition to now being able to display the bookmarks bar.
Of others changes that stand out of this new version:
- Fixed an issue with the “red screen of death” that occurred due to a failure to verify the connection to the Tor network.
- Added a cookie banner service to automatically handle website cookie banners
- On Linux, the browser.tabs.searchclipboardfor.middleclick setting is unblocked.
- Icons have been updated and the app logo has been refined, maintaining overall recognition.
- Selecting “Safer” mode to search through DuckDuckGo now accesses the site without JavaScript.
- Improved leak protection via WebRTC.
- Enabled cleaning of URL parameters used to track movements
- Removed javascript.options.large_arraybuffers setting.
Finally, if you are interested in knowing more about this new release, you can consult the details In the following link.
Download and get Tor 13.0
For those interested in being able to test the new version, they should know that the Tor browser builds are prepared for Linux, Windows and macOS.