The Tor Project is merging operations with Tails, a portable Linux-based operating system focused on preserving user privacy and anonymity. The merger comes against a backdrop of ongoing digital ...

Running Linux from a USB drive is possible. You can boot just about any distribution you want from USB. There are some things you should consider before going this route. I've used Linux in just about ...

Live USBs are critical lifelines for persistence in Tails. Now, Tails 6.0 alerts users when underlying storage suffers read/write errors. This early detection, prior to catastrophic data loss, allows ...

Running Linux from a USB drive is possible. You can boot just about any distribution you want from USB. There are some things you should consider before going this route. I've used Linux in just about ...

The developers of the privacy-focused Linux distribution Tails have released version 7.3.1. Essentially, they have updated the core components to the latest versions. The release announcement for ...

Tails stands for "The Amnesic Incognito Live System," and the operating system certainly lives up to that name. But what is Tails? Tails is a live operating system, which means it's not installed.

If you want to use Tor, then Tails is your best friend. Tails is a version of Linux that sends data through the Tor network. All Internet traffic to/from Tails goes through Tor, making it resistant to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tails will be incorporated "into the Tor Project's structure," which will allow for "easier collaboration, better sustainability, ...