The popular privacy tools Tor and Tails OS formally announced a merger to enhance their operational capabilities. With this merger, Tor and Tails OS anticipate streamlined operations that will eventually help them better serve their privacy-focused customers.
Tor and Tails OS Announce Merger
As announced recently, the two key privacy-focused tools, Tor and Tails OS, have announced a formal merger, enhancing their capabilities.
According to a recent post from Tor, Tails OS has long relied on the Tor browser to provide its users with an anonymous web browser. Likewise, the two entities have frequently collaborated to fulfill customer privacy requirements.
Regarding the key reasons behind this move, Tor explained that the expansion of Tails OS operations and the subsequent difficulties for the latter to streamline processes, alongside the frequent engagements with Tor, made perfect sense for the two to join hands. With this move, both the services believe they could better focus on serving their customers without operational difficulties.
Specifically, the deal brings Tails OS under the umbrella of The Tor Project. According to the statement from the Tails OS Team Lead, intrigeri,
Running Tails as an independent project for 15 years has been a huge effort, but not for the reasons you might expect. The toughest part wasn’t the tech–it was handling critical tasks like fundraising, finances, and HR. After trying to manage those in different ways, I’m really relieved that Tails is now under the Tor Project’s wing. In a way, it feels like coming home.
Despite being around for some time, Tails OS has not garnered significant popularity among the masses. As Tails OS explained, this move will also increase its exposure among privacy-focused users.
Tor is the popular anonymous web browser from The Tor Project, providing users an easy way to stay under the radar and access the dark web. On the other hand, Tails OS is a lightweight standalone operating system that ensures users’ privacy without leaving traces online. These two tools have long been a popular security combination for sensitive users, such as whistleblowers, journalists, and privacy freaks living in repressive regimes. And now, the merger of the two will provide users with a unified platform to fulfill their privacy requirements.
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