Tails is made by the <a href="https://torproject.org/">Tor Project</a>, a global nonprofit developing tools for online privacy and anonymity.

<a href="https://www.torproject.org/">The Tor Project</a>

[Tor Browser](https://www.torproject.org) ([[More...|doc/anonymous_internet/Tor_Browser]]), a web browser based on [Mozilla Firefox](https://www.firefox.com/) and modified to protect your anonymity with:

Tails works on most PC computers that are less than 10 years old.

[Tor](https://torproject.org/) is the best anonymity network available.

Metadata has been used in the past to locate people from pictures they took. For an example, see <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/12/04/166487197/betrayed-by-metadata-john-mcafee-admits-hes-really-in-guatemala">NPR: Betrayed by metadata, John McAfee admits he's really in Guatemala</a>.

Observe your traffic. That is why <i>Tor Browser</i> and Tails include tools to encrypt the connection between the exit node and the destination server, whenever possible.

<p>It is impossible to hide to the websites that you visit that you are using
Tor, because the <a href="https://metrics.torproject.org/exonerator.html">list
of exit nodes of the Tor network</a> is public.</p>

If you are not redirected to a captive portal and the website loads,
this means that you are already connected to the Internet. Close
<span class="warning">this browser</span>
<span class="doc">the <i>Unsafe Browser</i></span>
and try connecting to the Tor network again.

After Tails is connected to Tor, close <span class="warning">this browser.</span> <span class="doc">the <i>Unsafe Browser</i>.</span>

<p>To learn about the many keyboard shortcuts in GNOME, open the
<i>Settings</i>. At the bottom of the <b>Keyboard</b> section, choose
<b>View and Customize Shortcuts</b>.</p>

In the **Favorites** submenu, a few shortcuts allow you to launch the most frequently used applications:

<table>
<tr><td><b>Alt+L</b></td><td><b>Language</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Alt+K</b></td><td><b>Keyboard Layout</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Alt+F</b></td><td><b>Formats</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Alt+P</b></td><td><b>Persistent Storage</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Alt+A</b></td><td><b>Additional Settings</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Ctrl+Shift+A</b></td><td><b>Administration Password</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Ctrl+Shift+M</b></td><td><b>MAC Address Anonymization</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Alt+S</b></td><td><b>Start Tails</b></td></tr>
</table>

Another empty USB stick <small>(at least 8 GB)</small>&nbsp;[[!toggle id="why_extra" text="Why?"]]

<a href="https://check.torproject.org/">Tor check</a>

You should get something like this:

<a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/198615/how-to-check-if-your-linux-system-is-32-bit-or-64-bit/">64-bit</a>

1. Plug
<span class="pc-clone mac-clone">the new</span>
<span class="upgrade">your primary Tails</span>
USB stick <span class="upgrade">in addition to the
<span class="upgrade-clone">other</span>
<span class="upgrade-tails upgrade-os">intermediary</span>
Tails</span> into the computer.

You should get something like this:

<p class="mac upgrade-mac"> Open <i>Finder</i> and choose <i>balenaEtcher</i> in <b>Applications</b>. </p>