From 96beb58937ff486f039a338555565388cfe556a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thorin-Oakenpants Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2021 05:55:06 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Updated 4.1 Extensions (markdown) --- 4.1-Extensions.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/4.1-Extensions.md b/4.1-Extensions.md index 1b5adf8..bd41c05 100644 --- a/4.1-Extensions.md +++ b/4.1-Extensions.md @@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ These extensions will not mask or alter any data sent or received, but may be us - Replacing scripts on CDNs with local versions is not a comprehensive solution and is a form of [enumerating badness](https://www.ranum.com/security/computer_security/editorials/dumb/). While it may work with some scripts that are included it doesn’t help with most other third party connections - 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noting the [resources](https://git.synz.io/Synzvato/decentraleyes/-/tree/master/resources) for Decentraleyes are hugely out of date and would not likely be used anyway * Temporary Containers, Cookie extensions - - ❗️ Sanitizing in-session is a false sense of privacy.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. - 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. - Note: If you want multiple and/or concurrent logins to the same site, use Multi-Account Containers ---