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Re: [tor-talk] Is using JavaScript with Tor browser safe?



On 11/9/2012 8:19 AM, Nam Su wrote:
I saw some Internet pages. In there, they can know my ip with JavaScript in spite of using Tor.

I can't believe this but I am worried about this.

Is it true?

Short answer is no, if you don't change a bunch of default settings in TBB, or don't use addons / plugins (that just happen) to be ones that COULD leak your identity. ONE of the ways that MIGHT happen is if an addon you install doesn't use the Tor network / proxy (port that Tor uses) & bypasses Tor to connect to internet.

The NoScript addon included in TBB (w/ settings that Tor devs believe are "safe") - does allow JS, because many pages would partly or totally not work w/o it. But NS has many other safety features that prevent MISuse of JS, and many other features.
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