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[[!meta title="MAC address anonymization"]]
 
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For example, the sending time of emails in *Thunderbird* or messages in *Pidgin* is always in GMT to avoid leaking your time zone to the people you write to.
 
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Even if the time is displayed in your local time zone in the top navigation bar, the internal time used by all applications in Tails is still in GMT to protect your anonymity.
 
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Time used by applications
 
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<p>In the future, we want to make it possible to change this time zone
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Storage ([[!tails_ticket 12094]]).</p>
 
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<p>Fixing the clock when Tails fails to connect to Tor is currently the only
way of changing the time zone of the time displayed in the top navigation
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[[!img local.png class="screenshot" alt="Time displayed without 'GMT' indication in top navigation bar"]]
 
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If connecting to Tor using a bridge fails and you have to [[set the clock and time zone|doc/anonymous_internet/tor/troubleshoot]] of your computer, the time is displayed in your time zone instead of in GMT.
 
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Displaying the time in your local time zone
 
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We do this for anonymity reasons: if some application reveals your actual time zone, it might help identifying who you are.
 
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[[!img gmt.png class="screenshot" alt="Time displayed with 'GMT' indication in top navigation bar"]]
 
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When Tails starts, the system time zone is set to GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). This time zone might be a few hours in the future if you are west of the United Kingdom, or in the past if you are east of the UK. The minutes should be accurate.
 
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[[!meta title="Why is the time wrong?"]]
 
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File “wiki/src/doc/anonymous_internet/unsafe_browser/security_implications.inline.bg.po” was added. 03/06/2025
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Only use the *Unsafe Browser* to sign in to a network using a captive portal or [[browse trusted web pages on the local network|advanced_topics/lan#browser]].
 
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This is why we recommend that you:
 
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The *Unsafe Browser* does not use Tor. The websites that you visit can see your real IP address.
 
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