The HTTPS-Everywhere extension, which was previously bundled with Tor Browser, was deprecated this year by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, after the majority of sites globally were deemed to be HTTPS-secure by default. Other changesĪlso included in the latest release is the introduction of HTTPS-Only by default on the desktop version of the browser. It manages to do so without needing to connect to the Tor network first by utilizing moat – the same domain-fronting tool that Tor Browser uses to request a bridge from, the blog post explains. The tool works by “looking up and downloading an up-to-date list of country-specific options to try using your location (with your consent)”. “This placed the burden on censored users (who are already under significant pressure) to figure out what option to pick, resulting in a lot of trial, error, and frustration in the process,” a blog post from the Tor Project, released on July 14, explains. READ MORE Tails users warned not to launch bundled Tor Browser until security fix is released While a certain pluggable transport or bridge configuration may work in one country, it won’t necessarily work elsewhere. Previously, circumventing censorship of the Tor network required users to dive into network settings and figure out for themselves how to apply a bridge.Ĭensorship of Tor also is not uniform. Introduced in version 11.5, Connection Assist automatically applies the bridge configuration deemed to be best for different locations that have blocked the privacy-first browser, including Belarus, China, Russia, and Turkmenistan. New update addresses challenges faced by users in repressive countriesĪ new release of Tor Browser enables users to circumvent location-specific censorship to connect to the anonymous web browser more easily.
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