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Is it a part of resistFingerPrinting? If so, users may not know that this is the issue. Also if WebRTC is the issue, then that's what the browser should report,
by toastal 5y ago
Is it a part of resistFingerPrinting? If so, users may not know that this is the issue. Also if WebRTC is the issue, then that's what the browser should report, not endorsing a Google product.
- hutzlibu 5y agoI suppose they develope on chrome and recommend what they know works. There is something called setting priorities. And most do so by marketshare and not idealistic reasons. (while I actually had great pain, to still support FF out of said idealistic reasons btw.)
- gzer0 5y agoYou would stand out more if you disabled webRTC. Since webRTC is disabled by only a subset of certain users, this makes them more prone to fingerprinting. Going with the setup that the average joe has would be better for blending in.
- capableweb 5y agoNot sure if you'd stand out more. Disabling WebRTC gives the one who is trying to fingerprint two values to one variable: "WebRTC enabled? True || False" while having WebRTC enabled makes the fingerprinter able to get your IP, and it's a lot more detailed than "True || False".
- _g5q8 5y agoHow does WebRTC reveal my IP address in a way that regular browsing does not? Can you point me to a site to see what is being leaked?
- progmetaldev 5y agoHere is a link from ExpressVPN that displays whether your local IP address is being leaked. https://www.expressvpn.com/webrtc-leak-test https://www.expressvpn.com/webrtc-leak-test
- hutzlibu 5y agoI am not sure, if I understand correctly, but it seems it is only an issue, if I am using a VPN? Because without a VPN, I am naturally "leaking" my IP, as this is how the internet works?
- _g5q8 5y agoCorrect
- _g5q8 5y agoHmm, that page says WebRTC is disabled but I can use Google Meet (which I thought used WebRTC) without any issue https://i.imgur.com/b1NPYmr.png https://i.imgur.com/b1NPYmr.png