Mozilla started rolling out its new Firefox app for Android (also called Fenix. It enables users to anonymously browse the internet through a network of encrypted servers which bounce web applications through several intermediate connections, hiding IP addresses and identity of the user. Tor Browser has now received a significant update, switching to the codebase used by the new Firefox for Android. Privacy focus individuals, activists, reporters and even cybercriminals widely use Tor Browser to prevent public surveillance. On Tuesday, Tor Project announced the first of its kind and state-of-the-art secure official version of Tor Browser 8.5 – available for free to download from Google Plays Store. Tor browser is finally out for Android, the most popular privacy-focused browser, and the first release is now available on Google Play Store.

In these same areas, there is often heavy surveillance and censorship online, so we made it a priority to reach these users. Mobile browsing is increasing around the world, and in some parts, it is commonly the only way people access the internet. Last September, Tor Project published the first alpha build of Tor Browser for Android, and from then on, developers have been working hard to offer the same protection for android as on desktop version.

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