Tails OS — The Anonymous Operating System

• Amnesia — Tails runs entirely in RAM. When you shut down, everything is wiped. No traces left on the computer.
• Tor everywhere — Every network connection goes through Tor. No exceptions, no leaks.
• Portable — Boots from USB on any computer. Use it on a library computer, a friend's laptop, or your own.
• Built-in tools — Tor Browser, Thunderbird (email), KeePassXC (passwords), OnionShare (file sharing), office suite, and more.
• Encrypted persistence — Optionally save files and settings in an encrypted partition on the USB drive.

Tails is used by Edward Snowden, journalists at The Guardian, and countless activists worldwide.

1. Download Tails from tails.net (official site)
2. Verify the download using the built-in verification tool on the website
3. Flash the image to a USB drive (8GB minimum) using balenaEtcher or dd
4. Boot from the USB drive (change boot order in BIOS if needed)
5. Select "Start Tails" — it connects to Tor automatically

USB requirements: 8GB minimum, USB 3.0 recommended for speed. Tails will erase everything on the USB drive.

• Use Tails when: You need maximum security, you're using an untrusted computer, you're in a high-risk situation (journalism, activism), you want zero traces
• Use Tor Browser when: Casual privacy browsing, you trust your computer, you don't need full-system anonymity

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