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The Tor Browser Bundle is pretty persistent about updates. If you're a version behind, it lets you know frequently, with flashy annoying notices. Being a versio
by Taek 10y ago
The Tor Browser Bundle is pretty persistent about updates. If you're a version behind, it lets you know frequently, with flashy annoying notices. Being a version behind often has security implications, and users hiding behind Tor are often very dependent on being secure, so it makes sense.
That also means that if TBB were to be extended with a new plugin, it would get to every user very quickly. Especially if they did some sort of time delay (probably overkill), where the browser updated 2 weeks before the update actually kicked in. Then everyone who has upgraded in the past 2 weeks instantly gets group-anonymity, and everyone who hasn't upgraded has only themselves to blame because the browser gives you a nice flashy warning immediately when you open it up.
I hope that the code is audited for back doors by multiple independent parties, but other than that I think this is fantastic.
- mikegerwitz 10y ago> The Tor Browser Bundle is pretty persistent about updates. That's assuming that the Tor Browser Bundle (and Tails) will include it. I'm curious what they will decide.