IN BRIEF
The Amnesic Incognito Live System, popularly known as Tails, is one of the leading distros that’s built to ensure maximum privacy, and anonymity for its users. The Debian-based distro is built around the Tor anonymous network, but also has a few other tricks up its sleeve to protect you as you browse the web.
SPECS
CPU: Any dualcore CPU
Memory: 2GB
HDD: 8GB USB stick
Build: x86-64
Many people don’t like the idea of trusting a third-party VPN provider to keep their online activity private, and instead rely on the open-source Tor anonymity network. And no one does Tor better than Tails.
If you’re new to Tails, the distro boots to a welcome tool that you can use to tweak some settings, such as the language and region settings. Furthermore, the screen also rolls in some advanced settings under the + icon, such as the ability to define a password for the default admin user, disabling MAC address spoofing (which could cause connection issues on some computers) and more.
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