Software update: Tor Browser 12.5.1

Version 12.5.1 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 different Tor routers, after which it is virtually impossible for the recipient to find out who the original sender was. That information is still present within the Tor network, so that answers, of course also via the system of routers, ultimately arrive at the right place. The release notes for this release look like this:

New Release: Tor Browser 12.5.1

This release updates Firefox to 102.13.0esr, including bug fixes, stability improvements and important security updates. There were no Android-specific security updates to backport from the Firefox 115 release. The full changelog since Tor Browser 12.5 is:

All Platforms

• Updated Translations
• Updated NoScript to 11.4.24
• Bug tor browser#41860: Rebase 12.5 stable to 102.13esr

Windows + macOS + Linux

• Updated Firefox to 102.13.0esr
• Bug tor browser#41854: Download Spam Protection cannot be overridden to allow legitimate downloads
• Bug tor browser#41856: Onion service authorization prompt’s key field does not get focus when clicked
• Bug tor browser#41858: ‘Learn more’ link in onboarding links to 12.0 release notes and not 12.5

Android

• Updated GeckoView to 102.13.0esr