Author: phobos Date: 2013-03-26 11:38:41 +0000 (Tue, 26 Mar 2013) New Revision: 26135

Modified: website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml Log: don't tell users how to kill their anonymity to watch cat videos on the internet.

Modified: website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml =================================================================== --- website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml 2013-03-26 04:38:32 UTC (rev 26134) +++ website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml 2013-03-26 11:38:41 UTC (rev 26135) @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ <li><a href="#TBBCloseBrowser">I want to leave Tor Browser Bundle running but close the browser.</a></li>

- <li><a href="#GoogleCaptcha">Google makes me solve a Captcha or + <li><a href="#GoogleCaptcha">Google makes me solve a CAPTCHA or tells me I have spyware installed.</a></li> <li><a href="#GmailWarning">Gmail warns me that my account may have @@ -498,12 +498,7 @@ <p>Not yet, but we're working on it. Most forum software is a disaster to maintain and keep secure, and at the same time too many of the Tor developers are spread too thin to be able - to contribute enough to a forum. As of June 2012, we have a - funder who wants to help us do it right. Stay tuned! (Tickets <a - href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/3592">3592</a> - and <a - href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/5995%22%3E5995</a> - relate to forums too.) + to contribute enough to a forum. </p>

<hr> @@ -956,30 +951,11 @@ with local IP address discovery and Flash cookies still remain. </p>

<p> -<a href="https://www.youtube.com/html5">YouTube offers experimental HTML5 video -support</a> for many of their videos. You can use their Advanced Search to +<a href="https://www.youtube.com/html5">YouTube offers experimental HTML5 video +support</a> for many of their videos. You can use their Advanced Search to find HTML5 videos. </p>

-<p> -If you are not concerned about being tracked by these sites (and sites that -try to unmask you by pretending to be them), and are unconcerned about your -local censors potentially noticing you visit them, you can enable plugins by -going into the Torbutton Preferences -&gt; Security Settings -tab and unchecking "Disable browser plugins (such as Flash)" box. If you do this -without The Amnesic Incognito Live System or appropriate firewall -rules, we strongly suggest you at least use <a -href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722%22%3ENoScript</a> to <a -href="http://noscript.net/features#contentblocking%22%3Eblock plugins</a>. You do -not need to use the NoScript per-domain permissions if you check the <b>Apply -these restrictions to trusted sites too</b> option under the NoScript Plugins -preference tab. In fact, with this setting you can even have NoScript allow -Javascript globally, but still block all plugins until you click on their -placeholders in a page. We also recommend <a -href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6623%22%3EBetter Privacy</a> -in this case to help you clear your Flash cookies. -</p> - <hr>

<a id="TBBSocksPort"></a> @@ -989,12 +965,12 @@

<p> Typically Tor listens for Socks connections on port 9050. TBB listens -on port 9150. +on port 9150. The goal is to avoid conflicting with a "system" Tor install, so you can run a system Tor and TBB at the same time. We're <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/3948">working on a feature</a> where Tor will try the usual ports first and then back -off to a random choice if they're already in use. +off to a random choice if they're already in use. </p>

<hr> @@ -1044,8 +1020,8 @@ </p>

<p> -Generally, extensions that require registration, and/or provide -additional information about websites you are visiting, should be +Generally, extensions that require registration, and/or provide +additional information about websites you are visiting, should be suspect. </p>

@@ -1058,7 +1034,7 @@ <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/82">Cookie Culler</a>, <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9727/">Request Policy</a> and <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/certificate-patrol/">Certificate Patrol</a>. -</p> +</p>

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@@ -1680,7 +1656,7 @@ short) are <a href="<page docs/tor-doc-relay>">Tor relays</a> that aren't listed in the public Tor directory. - That means that ISPs or governments trying to block access to the + That means that ISPs or governments trying to block access to the Tor network can't simply block all bridges. </p>

@@ -1690,7 +1666,7 @@ </p>

<p> - So bridges are useful a) for Tor users in oppressive regimes, + So bridges are useful a) for Tor users in oppressive regimes, and b) for people who want an extra layer of security because they're worried somebody will recognize that it's a public Tor relay IP address they're contacting. @@ -1698,9 +1674,9 @@

<p> Several countries, including China and Iran, have found ways to - detect and block connections to Tor bridges. + detect and block connections to Tor bridges. <a href="<page projects/obfsproxy>">Obfsproxy</a> bridges address - this by adding another layer of obfuscation. + this by adding another layer of obfuscation. </p>

<p>So should you run a normal relay or bridge relay? If you have