Tor Browser 15.0 Released with Firefox ESR 140 Base and Privacy Improvements
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Summary
Tor Browser 15.0 has been released, marking the first stable version based on Firefox ESR 140. The update incorporates a year's worth of Firefox changes and includes improvements to desktop tab management and address bar functionality, plus screen lock for Android. The Tor Project completed an annual ESR transition audit, reviewing approximately 200 Bugzilla issues to ensure Firefox changes don't compromise Tor Browser's privacy and security features.
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· 4 pulledTor Browser 15.0 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and distribution directory.
This is our first stable release based on Firefox ESR 140, incorporating a year's worth of changes that have been shipped upstream in Firefox.
As part of this process, we've also completed our annual ESR transition audit, where we reviewed and addressed around 200 Bugzilla issues for changes in Firefox that may negatively affect the privacy and security of Tor Browser users.
Our final reports from this audit are now available in the tor-browser-spec repository on our GitLab instance.
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