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"Tor Browser 5.5.2 is now available from the Tor Browser Project page[1] and also from our distribution directory[2].
This release features important security updates[3] to Firefox.
Users on the security level "High" or "Medium-High" were not affected by the bugs in the Graphite font rendering library."
[1] https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html
[2] https://www.torproject.org/dist/torbrowser/5.5.2/
[3] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox-esr/#firefoxesr38.6.1
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The full changelog since 5.5.1 is:
Tor Browser 5.5.2 -- February 12 2016
All Platforms
Update Firefox to 38.6.1esr
Update NoScript to 2.9.0.3
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What is Tor Browser?
"The Tor software protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world: it prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you visit, it prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical location, and it lets you access sites which are blocked.
The Tor Browser lets you use Tor on Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux without needing to install any software. It can run off a USB flash drive, comes with a pre-configured web browser to protect your anonymity, and is self-contained (portable)."
- https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Kushan on Sunday February 14 2016, @01:10PM
if you want a flexible browser and you don't mind spending an hour setting it up
Yes, because everyone knows how to take a vanilla Firefox installation and set it up to be secure against government level snooping.
You have no understanding of what the Tor Browser is for. Not everyone is a security expert, not everyone is even familiar with how the intricacies of the internet works but they still have a right to privacy, sometimes even a need for privacy. Yes, you can do all of this yourself if you want, but that's not the point.