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Tails will never try to harm you or any of our users, as a core principle of our [[Ssocial Ccontract|about](https://community.torproject.org/policies/social_contract]]/). As part of that commitment, we have written this page to help you make an informed decision about whether you can trust Tails.

Tails will never try to harm you or any of our users, as a core principle of our [social contract](https://community.torproject.org/policies/social_contract/). As part of that commitment, we have written this page to help you make an informed decision about whether you can trust Tails.

- **Our work is public**

**Our work is public**

Tails is [[Free Software|about/license]] and security researchers worldwide
can examine our [[!tails_gitlab tails/tails desc="source code"]].

Tails is [[Free Software|about/license]] and security researchers can examine our [[!tails_gitlab tails/tails desc="source code"]].

- **Tails is based on Tor and Debian**

**Tails is based on Tor and Debian**

Most of tThe software included in Tails has not beenis either written by us, but is
or inherited from Tor and Debian
Debian and other Tor projects:

The software included in Tails is either written by us or inherited from
Debian and other Tor projects:

[Tor](https://torproject.org/) is the best anonymity network available. Tor Tor
has partnered with leading research institutions and has been subjected to
intensive academic research. Tor has received awards from institutions
such as the [EFF](https://www.eff.org/awards/pioneer/2012) and the [Free
Software
Foundation](https://www.fsf.org/news/2010-free-software-awards-announced).
Even the NSA qualified Tor as "[the King of high secure, low latency Internet
Anonymity](https://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/oct/04/tor-high-secure-internet-anonymity)."

Tor
has partnered with leading research institutions and has been subjected to
intensive academic research. Tor has received awards from institutions
such as the [EFF](https://www.eff.org/awards/pioneer/2012) and the [Free
Software
Foundation](https://www.fsf.org/news/2010-free-software-awards-announced).
Even the NSA qualified Tor as "[the King of high secure, low latency Internet
Anonymity](https://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/oct/04/tor-high-secure-internet-anonymity)."

- **Our downloads are verifiable**

**Our downloads are verifiable**

- **Tails is recommended by renown and diverse people and organizations**

**Tails is recommended by renown and diverse people and organizations**