Exit Zen
19
English type: Title ##
Wayland and better Unsafe Browser
0/330 · 33
20
English type: Plain text
We replaced the deprecated X.Org display system with Wayland.
0/610 · 61
21
English type: Plain text
Even if you won't notice any visual difference, Wayland brings more security in depth to Tails by making it harder for a compromised application in Tails to compromise or misuse another application.
0/1980 · 198
22
English type: Plain text
For example, since [[Tails 4.8|news/version_4.8]], the *Unsafe Browser* was disabled by default because a security vulnerability in another application in Tails could start an invisible *Unsafe Browser*, reveal your IP address, and [[deanonymize you|doc/anonymous_internet/unsafe_browser#security]].
0/2990 · 299
23
English type: Plain text
Wayland fixes this vulnerability and makes it safe to reenable the *Unsafe Browser* by default. You can still disable the *Unsafe Browser* in the Welcome Screen.
0/1610 · 161
24
English type: Plain text
Wayland also brings in other features that were not working yet in the *Unsafe Browser*:
0/880 · 88
25
English type: Bullet: '- '
Sound
0/100 · 5
26
English type: Bullet: '- '
Uploads and downloads
0/210 · 21
27
English type: Bullet: '- '
Alternative input methods for Chinese and other non-Latin languages
0/670 · 67
28
English type: Bullet: '- '
Accessibility features like the screen reader and virtual keyboard
0/660 · 66
29
English type: Title ##
QR code scanning of Tor bridges
0/310 · 31
30
English type: Plain text
We made it easier to enter new Tor bridges in Tails by scanning a QR code.
0/740 · 74
31
English type: Plain text
To get a QR code, you can either:
0/330 · 33
32
English type: Bullet: '- '
Send an empty email to <bridges@torproject.org> from a Gmail or Riseup email address.
0/850 · 85
33
English type: Bullet: '- '
Get bridges from <https://bridges.torproject.org/> and print the QR code on paper.
0/820 · 82
34
English type: Plain text
We are aware that the QR codes that are currently provided are too big to be easy to scan. We are [working with Tor](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/bridgedb/-/issues/40052) to make them smaller and easier to scan.
0/2330 · 233
37
English type: Bullet: '- '
Update *Tor Browser* to [12.0.1](https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1201).
0/910 · 91
38
English type: Bullet: '- '
Update *Thunderbird* to [102.6.0](https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/102.6.0/releasenotes/).
0/1030 · 103
39
English type: Bullet: '- '
Update *Tor* to 0.4.7.12.
0/250 · 25
40
- Remove the *Dasher* graphical text entry application.
English type: Bullet: '- '
Remove the *Dasher* graphical text entry application.
87/530 · 53