Tor Browser 5.5.1 Brings a Functional Private Anonymous Browser to Chinese Users | Linux Today

Tor Browser 5.5.1 Brings a Functional Private Anonymous Browser to Chinese Users

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Marius Nestor
Feb 5, 2016

Tor Browser 5.5.1 is a small maintenance release, but essential for existing users as it promises to fix a regression with the font fingerprinting defense by whitelisting the Chinese (Simplified) UI font on the Windows platform, bringing a functional private anonymous web browser to Chinese-speaking users.

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Marius Nestor

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