Software Update: Tor Browser 10.0.12

Version 10.0.12 of Tor Browser has been released. Tor stands for The Onion Router and is a network that can be used to surf the Internet fairly anonymously. All users’ tcp traffic is routed through various Tor routers, after which it is virtually impossible for the recipient to find out who the original sender was. This information is still present within the Tor network, so that answers, of course also via the system of routers, eventually arrive at the right place. The changelog for this release can be found below:

New Release: Tor Browser 10.0.12

This version updates Desktop Firefox to 78.8.0esr and Android Firefox to 86.1.0. In addition, Tor Browser 10.0.12 updates NoScript to 11.2.2, OpenSSL to 1.1.1j, and Tor to 0.4.5.6. This version includes important security updates to Firefox for Desktop, and similar important security updates to Firefox for Android.

The full changelog since desktop and android Tor Browser 10.0.11 is:

• All Platforms
  • Update NoScript to 11.2.2
  • Update OpenSSL to 1.1.1j
  • Update Tor to 0.4.5.6
• Windows + OS X + Linux
  • Update Firefox to 78.8.0esr
  • Bug 40026: Create survey banner on about:tor for desktop
  • Bug 40287: Switch DDG search from POST to GET

• android
  • Update Firefox to 86.1.0
  • Bug 40138: Create survey banner on about:tor for Android
  • Bug 40144: Hide Download Manager
  • Bug 40171: Make WebRequest and GeckoWebExecutor First-Party aware
  • Bug 40188: Build and ship snowflake only if it is enabled
  • Bug 40309: Avoid using regional OS locales
  • Bug 40344: Set privacy.window.name.update.enabled=false
• Build System
  • android
    • Bug 40214: Update AMO Collection URL
    • Bug 40217: Update components for switch to mozilla86-based Fenix