Re: [gentoo-user] tor browser also anti-fingerprinting

[Miroslav Rovis]

On 170114-07:34+0100, Meino.Cramer@×××.de wrote:
> Miroslav Rovis <miro.rovis@××××××××××××××.hr> [17-01-14 03:36]:
> > On 170113-18:01+0100, Meino.Cramer@×××.de wrote:
> > > Adam Carter <adamcarter3@×××××.com> [17-01-13 02:51]:
> > > > I said in a recent thread that tor was an ip obfuscation tool, but also "Tor
> > > > Browser normalizes many browser outputs to mitigate existing browser
> > > > fingerprinting," according to;
> > > >
> > > > https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-fingerprinting-techniques-identify-users-across-different-browsers-on-the-same-pc/
> >
> > Great new research! Thanks! This will be linked all over the internet,
> > for a few more months from now, till newser research comes along!
> >
> > >
> > > Hi Adam,
> > >
> > > would it possible to re-configure a Tor-Browser to use the "normal
> > > web" instead of the tor-network?
> > >
> > I see you asked Adam, but this is trivial. Tor-Browser is just Firefox,
> > modified and improved in some ways.
> >
> > --
> > Miroslav Rovis
> > Zagreb, Croatia
> > http://www.CroatiaFidelis.hr
>
>
> Hi Miroslav,
>
> You have checked that yourself? ;)
No, I didn't, no time, I have other issues that occuply all my time, see
the concurrent thread in this ML:
GUI-less (non-dbus) virt-manager (to run Tails in Gentoo)

But maybe Adam will, as he sent a mail to that effect, before this email
of yours...

> ok...becaused I tried and failed: how can I revert "modified and
> improved in some ways" to get back to "normal internet" and keep
> the other improvements...
>
> For example: Starting the torbrowser connect to the Tor-network before
> the browser itsself is visible...where is that implemented?
> (I dont want to dig into the source of the TB...)
>
> Cheers
> Meino
>
>
>

-- 
Miroslav Rovis
Zagreb, Croatia
http://www.CroatiaFidelis.hr