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> How about the security issue with WebRTC where the browser leaks the IP address Yes, even if the user is behind a VPN, WebRTC will expose their ISP-given pub
by ChrisAntaki 11y ago
> How about the security issue with WebRTC where the browser leaks the IP address
Yes, even if the user is behind a VPN, WebRTC will expose their ISP-given public IP. Luckily Firefox allows WebRTC to be disabled. Recently they added a new setting that alleviates that leak for the majority of VPN users, while allowing WebRTC to still be enabled. Would be awesome if Chrome allowed WebRTC to be disabled as well.
- tehbeard 11y agoForgive my lack of networking knowledge, but why aren't the UDP packets also sent over the VPN?
- JupiterMoon 11y agoIf the information in the packets contains your original IP address it doesn't matter how the packet is routed in terms of privacy.
- giovannibajo1 11y agoThe browser doesn't know you're behind a VPN or more generically it doesn't know your public IP address.
- slac 11y agoPlease read https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/discuss-webrtc/_5hL0HeBeEA/discussion https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/discuss-webrtc/_5hL0... The new Chrome behavior should alleviate the need to disable. Basically, the behavior that caused the concern has been changed significantly.
- ChrisAntaki 11y agoThat's a great change!