Tor Browser 11.5 is the new major version of a web browser that prioritizes privacy above all else and continues to do so, with a truly exceptional release for those who want the highest possible level of protection but aren’t too keen on app settings.

It was in its last year’s version, Tor 10.5, that the developers of the project began to introduce options aimed at avoiding the censorship of the Tor network, which some countries apply. However, getting the setup process right is a bit more complicated than you’d like. And it is desirable that Tor Browser can be used by anyone regardless of their knowledge.

So Tor Browser 11.5 gets into this particular s ConnectionAssist (or connection assistant, although one of the advantages of the Tor Browser is that the user uses a browser in English, since it is more difficult to monitor it this way), the connection assistant, as its name suggests, which makes it easier for those who need it. How does he do it?

As explained in the official announcement, Connection Assist works by searching and downloading current list of options for each country which help to bypass restrictions on the use of the Tor network; “a new feature that will offer to automatically use the bypass settings we think will be best for you in your location when needed.”

Of course, you will have to accept that the browser uses the location, but there is a constant that repeats itself, that if you want to get everything done, you have to give something up. But in the case of Tor Browser, it is assumed that you already trust it.

Connection Assist reaches its first stable version, 1.0, with this release, but as you remember, this is only the beginning of the journey. For more information, the extensive presentation article linked above, in which the rest of the news is thoroughly explained.

News such as network preferences redesignanother bone for newbies to simplify as much as possible, although it’s still the most complex way and therefore the most complete and effective if you know what you’re doing.

Finally, Tor Browser 11.5 works with the mode HTTPS-Only by default. In this case, the dependency on the HTTPS-Everywhere extension is removed from the equation, the origin of the method that was already integrated as one of the functions of the browser, which consists, as indicated, in forcing an encrypted connection to websites. .which they attend

Tor Browser 11.5 is based on Firefox 91.11 ESR, is available for Windows, Mac and Linux and if you want to check it out, just download it. By the way: it is also for Android, although the developers admit that it is still far behind the PC version in terms of features, and in this, among other goals, they are going to set for future releases.

In another order, it is worth noting that Congestion Control has started to be implemented, and it is one of the decisive improvements for, if not popularizing, then expanding the use of an application that is unique in its kind and has as many positives as possible. as cons