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[tor-bugs] #2338 [Tor bundles/installation]: Geolocation in Tor
#2338: Geolocation in Tor
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Reporter: chuckfrasher | Owner: erinn
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Tor bundles/installation | Version:
Keywords: | Parent:
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I installed the Tor Bundle with Pidgin. I went to this link to see if
geolocation in Firefox could show my real location in Fireofx.
http://blog.mozilla.com/webdev/2009/05/01/geolocation-in-the-browser/
When I clicked on "Share location" it did not reveal my true locatiopn.
However, when I refreshed the browser and tried again it *did* give up my
exact location. I uninstalled and reinstalled just to make sure and tried
again with the same results. If you try it once and then refresh the
browser and try again it *does* reveal your true location.
Someone at Wilders Security Forum had posted a way to disable geolocation
in Firefox. I typed in about:config in the address bar and toggled
geo.enabled to false. This works. However, I am concerned that geolocation
is now the biggest threat anonymity, and for people in China and Iran this
could be a nightmare.
I disabled geolocation in Firefox because (A). It is a known feature in
Firefox (but that doesn't mean that a hidden geolocation feature cannot be
added)....and (B). Someone showed me how to disable it. I'm a tech dummy.
I would not have known had someone not shown me.
But I think this is just the beginning of a new threat. But anyway I think
maybe that it would be a good idea to disable geolocation by default in
the Tor Browser Bundle, and also recommend that people who use the Vidalia
Bundle do the same in their Firefox. Thanks, Chuck
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/2338>
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