Tails , a Debian-based live operating system known for its strong privacy features and pre-configured for anonymous web browsing, has
released version 1.0 after nearly five years of development. The version 1.0 release, in addition to being an
important milestone in the development of the project, addresses a number of
security updates over the previous version. This also marks Tails' 36th stable release since its initial public release in June of 2009.
For more on Tails 1.0, a brief history of the OS and a complete
changelog , read the official
release announcement on the Tails
home site . Distrowatch has information regarding
current and previous releases of Tails. Downloads, both direct and torrent, and installation instructions are available
here .