Re: Not so fast torpark doesnt have privoxy? Re: Torpark if firefox already on computer

[Matt Thorne <mlthorne@xxxxxxxxx>]

correct me if I am wrong but doesn't firefox, DPA2 in particular,
handle these automatically along with the solution to the dns
problems? and if not automatically, possibly with extensions?

On 11/4/05, tor <tor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Arrakistor wrote:
>
> >Torpark  is  great  on the DNS issue. This was one of the main reasons
> >for creating it.
> >
> >Torpark has incorporated versions of Firefox which have internal SOCKS
> >proxies,  and are capable of remote dns functions, so there is no need
> >for privoxy. Essentially the browser can loopback all the data through
> >
> >
> hmm I think we need to take a step back here and look at what privoxy
> does to the datastream that
> the browser doesnt do or does incorrectly. Privoxy actively modifies the
> bitstream to keep ads ,
> window opens and other things you may not want happening in your
> browser.. not simply http
>  to SOCKS4a or 5. It strips these before the more complex and vunerable
> browser ever sees them.
> It also strips browser identifying information from the outgoing
> bitstream. I am sure other here could give
> more complete synopsis of privoxy and its effects on the http1.1
> protocol but as far as I know getting rid of privoxy
> is not a gain its a loss of anonymity and privacy.
>
> you may want to think about this quite carefully before running torpark
> in the configuration discussed here
> or compare results when using a site like this:
>
> http://www.anonymizer.com  click on the Free Privacy test link and see
> what both systems report
>
> keep in mind that privoxy strips advertisements and can be configured to
> lie to the inquiring website about
> all sorts of details.
>
> Privoxy is the "/Privacy Enhancing Proxy/".  from the privoxyFAQ
>
>    *
>
>      Web page content filtering (removes banners based on size,
>      invisible "web-bugs", JavaScript and HTML annoyances, pop-up
>      windows, etc.)
>
>    *
>
>      Modularized configuration that allows for standard settings and
>      user settings to reside in separate files, so that installing
>      updated actions files won't overwrite individual user settings.
>
>    *
>
>      Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the
>      configuration files, and generally a more sophisticated and
>      flexible configuration syntax over previous versions.
>
>    *
>
>      Improved cookie management features (e.g. session based cookies).
>
>    *
>
>      GIF de-animation.
>
>    *
>
>      Bypass many click-tracking scripts (avoids script redirection).
>
>    *
>
>      Multi-threaded (POSIX and native threads).
>
>    *
>
>      User-customizable HTML templates for all proxy-generated pages
>      (e.g. "blocked" page).
>
>    *
>
>      Every feature now controllable on a per-site or per-location basis.
>
>
>
>
>      regards
>      A tor operator
>