Tor Browser update improves HTML5 support, DuckDuckGo

THE TOR Browser, based on the decentralised anonymous network of the same name, has been updated with a new version.

The freshly released Tor Browser 6.0 gains HTML5 support and sets DuckDuckGo as its default search engine.

Tor 6.0 is a web browser built from Firefox 45 ESR that now boasts improved support for HTML5, including HTML5 YouTube videos.

The update also promises boosted stability and even greater levels of security.

What’s more, the browser has picked DuckDuckGo as its preferred search engine. This metasearch engine compiles results from several other search tools (Bing, Yahoo! and Wikipedia, for example), to search for web pages, photos and videos without storing user IP addresses, logging user information or using unnecessary cookies.

Billed as “the search engine that doesn’t track you,” DuckDuckGo is increasingly popular, notably among web users looking to protect their privacy.

The new version of Tor also now features code-signing for Mac OS X, promising easier installation on systems running Apple’s operating system.

Tor is a decentralised anonymous network based on the principal of onion routing. This involves using several layers of encryption that are progressively peeled away like the layers of an onion. — Relaxnews

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