Tor 5 brings auto-update, better fingerprint blocking

The Tor Browser Team has announced the first stable release of Tor Browser 5.0.

The new release features a host of updates, including Firefox 38.2.0esr (which gives you much-improved support for HTML5 video on YouTube, as well as the privacy benefits), OpenSSL 1.0.1p, HTTPS-Everywhere 5.0.7 and NoScript 2.6.9.34.

Privacy enhancements see various new Firefox 38 identifiers minimised, while there’s new protection against keystroke and -- to some extent -- performance/ timing fingerprinting.

The package now automatically downloads and installs updates in the background, ensuring you’re always working with the latest (stable) edition, and there’s an array of bug fixes.

This build also resets the permanent NoScript whitelist, and disables future updates by NoScript. The release notes say this is because "previous NoScript updates had added certain domains to the whitelist during upgrade", perhaps compromising your privacy without your knowledge or permission.

Tor Browser 5.0 stable is available now.