From 2ba0b9f16b435cf4013e08101cbdf46c711e81df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thorin-Oakenpants Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2021 04:51:42 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Updated 4.1 Extensions (markdown) --- 4.1-Extensions.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/4.1-Extensions.md b/4.1-Extensions.md index ffe3e6c..13f04e2 100644 --- a/4.1-Extensions.md +++ b/4.1-Extensions.md @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ These extensions will not mask or alter any data sent or received, but may be us * [Behave](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/behave/) | [GitHub](https://github.com/mindedsecurity/behave) - Monitors and warns if a web page; performs DNS Rebinding attacks to Private IPs, accesses Private IPs, does Port Scans * [True Sight](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/detect-cloudflare-plus/) ✔ [Privacy](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/detect-cloudflare-plus/privacy/) | [GitHub](https://github.com/claustromaniac/detect-cloudflare-plus) - - Why would you want to detect CDNs? Read [this](https://github.com/claustromaniac/detect-cloudflare-PA/blob/master/README.md#motivation). + - Why would you want to detect CDNs? Read [this](https://github.com/claustromaniac/detect-cloudflare-PA/blob/master/README.md#motivation) * [mozlz4-edit](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/mozlz4-edit/) | [Github](https://github.com/serj-kzv/mozlz4-edit) - Inspect and/or edit `*.lz4`, `*.mozlz4`, `*.jsonlz4`, `*.baklz4` and `*.json` files within FF * [CRX Viewer](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/crxviewer/) | [GitHub](https://github.com/Rob--W/crxviewer) @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ These extensions will not mask or alter any data sent or received, but may be us - CDN extensions don't really improve privacy as far as sharing your IP address is concerned and their usage is fingerprintable as this Tor Project developer [points out](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/22089#note_2639603). They are the [wrong tool](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XY_problem) for the job and are not a substitute for a good VPN or Tor Browser. Its worth noting the [resources](https://git.synz.io/Synzvato/decentraleyes/-/tree/master/resources) for Decentraleyes are hugely out of date and would not likely be used anyway * Temporary Containers, Cookie extensions - Redundant with [Total Cookie Protection](https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/02/23/total-cookie-protection/) (dFPI) or FPI - - ❗️ Sanitizing in-session is a false sense of privacy. Extensions may lack APIs or application of them, and it does nothing for IP tracking. Even Tor Browser does not sanitize in-session e.g. when you request a new circuit. A new ID requires _both_ a new sanitized session _and_ a new IP. The same applies to Firefox. + - ❗️ Sanitizing in-session is a false sense of privacy. Extensions may lack APIs or application of them, and it does nothing for IP tracking. Even Tor Browser does not sanitize in-session e.g. when you request a new circuit. A new ID requires _both_ full sanitizing _and_ a new IP. The same applies to Firefox - Note: If you want multiple and/or concurrent logins to the same site, use Multi-Account Containers ---