A new version of the popular Tor Browser was released by the Tor Project, it is Tor Browser 8.5.1 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.
The Tor Project has released Tor Browser 8.5.1 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android, the new version of the popular anonymizing browser.
This release includes a temporary fix for a known WebGL fingerprinting technique. Tor 8.5.1 can be downloaded for free from the Tor Browser download page and from the distribution directory.

The development team disabled WebGL readPixel() function that could be abused to fingerprint a Tor Browser user.
“Tor Browser 8.5.1 is the first bugfix release in the 8.5 series and aims at mostly fixing regressions and providing small improvements related to our 8.5 release.” reads the announcement from the Tor Project. “Additionally, we disable the WebGL
The developers defined this fix a temporary solution that needs a more holistic approach.
- All platforms
- Windows + OS X + Linux
- Android
- Bug 30635: Sync mobile default bridges list with desktop one
- Build System
- All platforms
- Bug 30480: Check that signed tag contains expected tag name
- All platforms
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