On 4/3/2011 1:06 AM, Mike Perry wrote:
Since I don't retrieve email by phone (certainly not from Google), I'm not going to give them my cell / home #. I'm not aware that I have another option for the phone contact, available to me, personally.Thus spake Joe Btfsplk (joebtfsplk@xxxxxxx):On 4/2/2011 2:33 PM, katmagic wrote:Google requires you to be able to receive a text message or phone call to use a GMail account over Tor. This is unrelated to Torbutton's cookie handling (which was broken but has since been fixed). Personally, I got a friend on IRC to let me use his phone for it.
Actually, you can also fill out a form online, giving info about the acct that only the acct holder would likely know (though this "form" is several layers deep, to get to). In my experiment, after entering required info, their official statement is, it may take "up to 24 hrs for them to investigate & reply." Must also have previously set up an alternate email address, where they'll send an authorization link. In my 1st attempt at this, took about 10 min to get an email, which would then allow resetting PW.
This whole process is WAY too cumbersome for frequent use - just a learning exercise for me. It might be easier to find another mail provider that works better w/ Tor.
Yes, & thus my question about where the "StrictExitNodes" commands would be input / stored (maybe for specific country) ?This is possible. The "unusual activity" message is unrelated to cookie issues, and appears to have something to do with the exit node chosen to connect to gmail.
From diff options presented (aside from giving google a phone #), if one wanted to use Tor w/ Gmail, maybe specifying specific country exit nodes would be fastest way to get into a Gmail acct. Though won't know if that prevents the "unusual activity" msg from Gmail till try it. I'll try Tor w/ other email providers to see if works better. Others can do same & post results.
I am assuming (please correct) that if Firefox's "accept cookies from sites" option is UN checked (cookies denied globally), then for Torbutton to allow a site to set cookies during Tor mode, there MUST already be an exception to allow that site to set cookies, stored in permissions.sqlite?Otherwise, Torbutton's default cookie policy is to allow cookies to persist in memory until either the Torbutton is toggled, or the browser exits. We plan to eventually extend this functionality to provide a "New Identity" button in the browser, to synchronize the clearing of all Firefox identifiers with the "New Identity" functionality of Vidalia/Tor...
Re: Matthew's comment:
Why not let TorButton handle your cookies or allow cookies then securely delete cookies.sqlite afterwards?It appears I didn't have an exception to allow google.com to set cookies. I seldom login to Gmail. Then, only allow temp / session cookies. However (for others' info), about cookies.sqlite - appears only persistent cookies are stored in it. Session cookies are not. I believe session / temp cookies are stored in memory, unless that's changed in FX 4.
IMHO, if users are worried about privacy in email, they probably should another provider than Gmail.
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