MakeUseOf: “…Tails is designed to hide your identity while protecting you from surveillance and censorship. Tails is handy when using a public computer at a café or library. More importantly, it’s extremely easy to set up, making it accessible to even beginnersTails stands for The Amnesic Incognito Live System. It’s a free operating system based on Debian Linux that runs entirely from a USB stick. When you shut down and remove the USB, no trace of your activity or files remains on the computer you were using. It gained mainstream attention when Edward Snowden used it to communicate with journalists while exposing NSA surveillance programs. Since then, it’s become a go-to tool for activists, journalists, and anyone who needs temporary privacy. What makes Tails different from other conventional operating systems like Windows and macOS, or even lightweight Linux distros like Damn Small Linux that run from a USB, is that it forces all your internet traffic through the Tor network. This hides your location and identity, blocks tracking, and helps bypass censorship.