The Tails project announced the release of version 2.12 of the operating system which focuses on "privacy and anonymity."
The new version includes Gnome Sound Recorder, removes I2P, runs on version 4.9.13 of the Linux kernel, and as per usual remedies "numerous security holes" in the previous release. Distro Watch has additional coverage.
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TAILS 2.11: The Last Release to Support the I2P Anonymizing Network
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 20 2017, @09:25PM (2 children)
There were two separate projects to either get in i2pd (c++ variant) or update the java i2p (same that has been in since pre-Snowden) both of which got shot down by the Tails project managers.
At this point there have been discussions about instead creating a new darknet 'tails-like' distro to both replace it and provide both Tor and I2P network support without reliance on a probably compromised 'privacy' distribution.
(Score: 2) by butthurt on Friday April 21 2017, @12:29AM (1 child)
> [...] two separate projects [...] got shot down [...]
Where may we can read more about this?
> [...] a new darknet 'tails-like' distro [...]
A good starting point may be Whonix running within Qubes OS. You'd need to integrate I2P.
https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/whonix/ [qubes-os.org]
(Score: 2) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Friday April 21 2017, @05:37AM
Found an e-mail thread saying the was concern about undiscovered 0-days in the I2p software. Not entirely clear why I2P would get singled out though.
[Tails-dev] What to do about I2P in Tails? [boum.org]