commit b8dbedbbf4bc78db10b5daf231157f2cb7f9a0fa Author: Mike Perry mikeperry-git@fscked.org Date: Mon Apr 4 12:44:49 2011 -0700
speel Chekc. --- website/design/design.xml | 20 ++++++++++---------- 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/website/design/design.xml b/website/design/design.xml index b1a390e..c589de8 100644 --- a/website/design/design.xml +++ b/website/design/design.xml @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ a user's non-Tor IP address. Javascript also allows the adversary to execute <ulink url="http://whattheinternetknowsaboutyou.com/">history disclosure attacks</ulink>: to query the history via the different attributes of 'visited' links to search -for particular google queries, sites, or even to <ulink +for particular Google queries, sites, or even to <ulink url="http://www.mikeonads.com/2008/07/13/using-your-browser-url-history-estimate-gender/">profile users based on gender and other classifications</ulink>. Finally, Javascript can be used to query the user's timezone via the @@ -248,9 +248,9 @@ by a factor of 5 (for each of the major desktop taskbars - Windows, OSX, KDE and Gnome, and None). Subtracting the browser content window size from the browser outer window size provide yet more information. Firefox toolbar presence gives about a factor of 8 (3 toolbars on/off give -2<superscript>3</superscript>=8). Interface effects such as titlebar fontsize +2<superscript>3</superscript>=8). Interface effects such as title bar font size and window manager settings gives a factor of about 9 (say 3 common font sizes -for the titlebar and 3 common sizes for browser GUI element fonts). +for the title bar and 3 common sizes for browser GUI element fonts). Multiply this all out, and you have (1280-640)*(1024-480)*5*5*8*9 ~= 2<superscript>29</superscript>, or a 29 bit identifier based on resolution information alone. </para> @@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ years past. <title><ulink url="https://gitweb.torproject.org/torbutton.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/src/components/torRefSpoofer.js">@torproject.org/torRefSpoofer;1</ulink></title> <para> -This component handles optional referer spoofing for Torbuton. It implements a +This component handles optional referrer spoofing for Torbuton. It implements a form of "smart" referer spoofing using <ulink url="https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Setting_HTTP_request_headers">http-on-modify-request</ulink> to modify the Referrer header. The code sends the default browser referrer @@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ the Tor state has actually changed, and sets <command>extensions.torbutton.proxies_applied</command> to the appropriate Tor state value, and ensures that <command>extensions.torbutton.tor_enabled</command> is also set to the correct -value. This is decoupled from the button click functionalty via the pref +value. This is decoupled from the button click functionality via the pref observer so that other addons (such as SwitchProxy) can switch the proxy settings between multiple proxies.
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ The next stage is also handled by <function>torbutton_update_status()</function>. This function sets scores of Firefox preferences, saving the original values to prefs under <command>extensions.torbutton.saved.*</command>, and performs the <link -linkend="cookiejar">cookie jaring</link>, state clearing (such as window.name +linkend="cookiejar">cookie jarring</link>, state clearing (such as window.name and DOM storage), and <link linkend="preferences">preference toggling</link><!--, and ssl certificate jaring work of Torbutton-->. At the end of its work, it sets @@ -2210,7 +2210,7 @@ provides a large amount of identifiable information</ulink> As <link linkend="fingerprinting">mentioned above</link>, a large amount of information is available from <ulink url="http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/DOM:window.screen">window.screen</ulink>. -The most sensative data to anonymity is actually that which is not used in +The most sensitive data to anonymity is actually that which is not used in rendering - such as desktop resolution, and window decoration size. Currently, there is no way to obscure this information without Javascript hooking. In addition, many of this same desktop and window decoration @@ -2288,7 +2288,7 @@ url="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=122752%22%3ESOCKS Username/Password Support</ulink> <para> We need <ulink url="https://developer.mozilla.org/en/nsIProxyInfo">Firefox -APIs</ulink> or about:config settings to conrol the SOCKS Username and +APIs</ulink> or about:config settings to control the SOCKS Username and Password fields. The reason why we need this support is to utilize an (as yet unimplemented) scheme to separate Tor traffic based <ulink url="https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/proposals/171-separate-streams.txt">on @@ -2345,7 +2345,7 @@ The following bugs impact Torbutton and similar extensions' functionality.
<listitem><ulink url="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=445696">Bug 445696 - -Extensions cannot determine if firefox is fullScreen</ulink> +Extensions cannot determine if Firefox is full screen</ulink> <para>
The windowState property of <ulink @@ -2367,7 +2367,7 @@ to registering XPCOM category managers such as the nsIContentPolicy, which make it difficult to do a straight-forward port of Torbutton or HTTPS-Everywhere to Firefox Mobile. It probably also has similar issues with wrapping existing <link linkend="hookedxpcom">Firefox XPCOM components</link>, -which will also cause more problems for porting TOrbutton. +which will also cause more problems for porting Torbutton.
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