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Re: Browser dos/don'ts ( was Re: Incognito Live CD using Polipo)



People will know that you are in the UAE if you are browsing websites
that are only for people and used by people in the UAE.

Kasimir Gabert

On 10/15/07, Robert Hogan <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sunday 14 October 2007 19:50:38 phobos@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > On Sat, Oct 13, 2007 at 09:21:40AM +0100, robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote 0.9K
> bytes in 30 lines about:
> > : Do:
> > : Spoof user-agent (is this necessary even with javascript disabled?)
> > : (browser)
> >
> > Arguably, unless you're using BobnJoe's browser, any of the popular ones
> > should provide sufficient numbers (firefox, safari, opera, ie).
> >
> konqueror, a bobnjoe browser if ever there was one, can only turn off sending
> the user-agent and spoof it for selected websites. it doesn't even support
> regexes.
>
> > : Spoof http-headers as though a US english browser (browser/privacy
> > : proxy?)
> >
> > Only if you want to appear as coming from the US, and if you read
> > English.  If you're in UAE and spoofing US English, then you may stand
> > out for being different.
> >
>
> But no-one should know you're in the UAE because you're using tor. Or have I
> missed your point?
>
> > : Do not:
> > : Use tabs (enforced/recommended by controller?)
> >
> > Why?
> >
> > : Keep the browser open when finished 'using tor' (enforced/recommended by
> > : controller?)
> >
> > If your browser properly cleans up and you've disabled everything,
> > chances are this isn't that big of a deal.
>
> for both, javascript timers apparently. a separate browser or open-and-close
> browser session seems to be the thing.
>
>


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Kasimir Gabert