On 1/31/2014 8:00 AM, Olivier Cornu wrote:
I understood that it's websites (or trackers like Google) that would gather data. But the ability to do it - bug or whatever - comes from the browser or other technology, from Mozilla, Google, others.Le 31/01/2014 01:18, Joe Btfsplk a écrit :On 1/30/2014 9:22 AM, Sukhoi wrote:In fact, I am worried with the Wireless Position System developed by google and others, and the introduction in the browsers, like firefox, a way to track which wireless networks the computer can "see" in a given moment. Based on that they identify the user physical (because google street view mapped the wireless network physical location), fingerprint the computer and, possibly, track other key information. Seems that this critical issue is not currently handled by TOR.OK - why would Mozilla want to track the location of users?It does not have to be Mozilla, it could also be any website visited: http://www.securityweek.com/hacker-uses-xss-and-google-streetview-data-determine-physical-location Where Mozilla might be held responsible is because the corresponding bug has had an open ticket for almost 8 years: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=354493 But perhaps I misunderstood what Sukhoi meant…
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