How can I get Tails OS?

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3. Had to go look this up

Hadn't heard of Tails.

The concept is not a new one - various versions of Linux are small enough to run from a USB drive. So is Win PE - for fault finding. Couple of things to keep in mind; bootable USB operating systems are generally SLOW. Still, I've used this in the past to rescue bricked computers and they do certainly work.

When I see something marketed as 'covering your tracks', red lights start flashing. This could become the popular method of accessing all sorts of illegal things - think child porn etc. Don't get caught up in this.

Otherwise, I'm definitely going to download it and burn a bootable usb. I'd like to know what the kernel is and other things.