Re: google search redirected to language/country of Tor exit node

[Arrakis Tor <arrakistor@xxxxxxxxx>]

Shouldn't there be something in a google cookie we could modify just
to make it hold the location?


On 8/30/05, Matt Thorne <mlthorne@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Since I am making a hosts file... has anyone else encountered this problem
> with other services. for example other search engines. 
>   
> -=Mat=-
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>  
> On 8/30/05, Matt Thorne <mlthorne@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> > 
> > 
> > know what you mean. till I hear otherwise I am going to go with this as my
> solution to this problem. If anyone see's a problem that I missed please
> speak up. 
> >   
> > hummm. might even be a good Idea to offer this in the Wiki. (read I am
> really lazy and probably couldn't write a good Read-Me if I tried...)  
> >   
> > I wonder to if this is a IE fix or if firefox and other browsers check the
> hosts file as well. 
> >   
> > -=Matt=-
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> > On 8/30/05, OpenMacNews < OpenMacNews@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > wrote: 
> > 
> > > hi matt,
> > > 
> > > > I am rather fuzzy on the DNS-leak problem, but I don't feel that this
> will
> > > > aggravate it. As I understand the Hosts file process, the browser
> checks this 
> > > > file before it makes any requests for a webpage. It shouldn't send any
> > > > packets or process any addresses before it checks this file for any
> > > > redirections you have entered into it.
> > > 
> > > in general, true.  but on OSX, possibly (must check) complicated by
> lookupd 
> > > priorities ...  arrrrgh.  makes my head hurt!
> > > 
> > > > Seems to me that if you change your local DNS servers records then the
> local
> > > > computer will have to send a message to the DNS server asking it for
> the page 
> > > > just like it would any other web page. I personally can't ring in on
> the
> > > > security of this, but it seems like this would be less secure.
> > > 
> > > fair point.  though my internal DNS is accessible only to/from the
> internal 
> > > LAN.  the question is more ... will 'something' identifiable 'leak' into
> the
> > > Tor-bound stream.  i simply dunno.
> > > 
> > > > as to the squid/privoxy/tor configs, It would seem to be secure. But
> to be
> > > > honest, I wouldn't know. I leave it to the experts to change those
> programs 
> > > > as I have only been using tor for a short time.
> > > 
> > > likewise.  a week ago i was a squid-less, privoxy-less & tor-less
> 'virgin'
> > > myself :-D
> > > 
> > > cheers,
> > > 
> > > richard
> > > 
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