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Can't you set up tor as an HTTP proxy then just use whatever browser you want?
by 13throwaway 13y ago
Can't you set up tor as an HTTP proxy then just use whatever browser you want?
- willvarfar 13y agoAnd that's what the TOR browser bundle does. And that's why it is locked down and disables all plugins etc. The point of hosting in docker in docker is to firewall the browser so it can't talk to anyone else, and to add extra layers of protection - however flimsy - against any eventual targeted compromise.
- apk17 13y agoThat wouldn't be good for your anonymity. You get a lot of fingerprinting issues with other browsers which the tor browser tries to avoid.
- A_COMPUTER 13y agoAn HTTP proxy won't proxy DNS lookups. If you're using SOCKS4a/5 proxying, Firefox will use it IF you set network.proxy.socks_remote_dns=true, on Chrome it'll work if you use socks5 but the dns prefetch will bypass it and expose you. On Firefox, plugins and extensions can bypass the proxy. I don't know specifically about Chrome, but I experimented with it and when playing around with strict firewall egress filtering and restrictive apparmor profile, using the embedded Flash would just up and crash the browser. It's not a good idea. If you want to use the web on Tor, use the browser bundle.