From 5a3450cecd7529f45b638e6bcaeb6049ddf6b062 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thorin-Oakenpants Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2021 03:22:19 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Updated 4.1 Extensions (markdown) --- 4.1-Extensions.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/4.1-Extensions.md b/4.1-Extensions.md index 516fba2..98706f2 100644 --- a/4.1-Extensions.md +++ b/4.1-Extensions.md @@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ 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noting the [resources](https://git.synz.io/Synzvato/decentraleyes/-/tree/master/resources) for Decentraleyes are hugely out of date and would not likely be used anyway * Temporary Containers, Cookie extensions - Redundant with [Total Cookie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_ full sanitizing _and_ a new IP. The same applies to Firefox + - ❗️Sanitizing in-session is a false sense of privacy. They do 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 + - ❗️Cookie extensions lack [APIs](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1669716) to work with Total Cookie Protection which [will be the default](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1731713) ---