{"id":57528,"date":"2024-10-28T20:14:14","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T20:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/61ca1c84-d107-4d07-9206-8349465ae893"},"modified":"2024-10-28T20:14:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T20:14:14","slug":"the-most-secure-browser-on-the-web-just-got-a-major-update-whats-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/the-most-secure-browser-on-the-web-just-got-a-major-update-whats-new\/","title":{"rendered":"The most secure browser on the web just got a major update – what’s new"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tor Browser is, hands down, the most secure web browser on the market. When using Tor<\/a>, every packet that leaves your browser is not only encrypted but also anonymized, making it very private and secure.<\/p>\n

Recently, the Tor developers released the latest major update to the browser, version 14.0. This new release is based on Firefox 128 ESR (Extended Support Release) and includes much-improved font handling, better fingerprinting protections, improved support for picture-in-picture, and more.<\/p>\n

Also: The best secure browsers for privacy: Expert tested<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

However, one new feature makes this release especially intriguing: Tor Browser version 14.0 includes an updated method for requesting a new circuit on Android devices. When using Tor, you can now and then experience a broken website (which can be caused by the nature of using the Tor Network). When that happened, before version 14.0, you’d have to reset your identity and start over.<\/p>\n

In previous iterations of the Tor Browser on Android, you could request a new identity through the notification system, while Tor was running. The problem: That process was only possible via the Android notification shade and not within the browser itself.  Also, using that process didn’t perform the same steps for an identity reset as Tor Browser on the desktop. Instead, the previous Android process acted as a “refresh all circuits” button, which would affect sites that were working properly.<\/p>\n

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With the latest update, the process will work on a site-by-site basis, which is far more effective and efficient.  <\/p>\n

Windows and MacOS, too<\/h2>\n

The new version also has two update paths for Windows and MacOS users. This was necessary because of support ending for different versions of Windows. The new paths look like this:<\/p>\n