[tor-bugs] #25985 [Obfuscation/Snowflake]: Add AMP cache as another domain fronting option with Google

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#25985: Add AMP cache as another domain fronting option with Google
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 Reporter:  twim                   |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  project                |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                 |      Milestone:
Component:  Obfuscation/Snowflake  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                 |     Resolution:
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Comment (by dcf):

 Replying to [comment:8 twim]:
 > >   https://www.ampproject.org/latest/blog/whats-in-an-amp-url/
 > > The "*.cdn.ampproject.org" ones they call "AMP Cache" URLs and the
 "google.com/amp" ones they call "AMP Viewer" URLs. It seems like the "AMP
 Viewer" URLs are only produced automatically by Google in search result
 pages. But yeah, in any case, you can domain-front the "AMP Cache" URLs.
 >
 > Also this google.com/amp viewer seems to use iFrames to download content
 from the CDN anyway.

 Aha, you're right. So the Amp Viewer URLs don't really buy us anything in
 terms of blocking resistance.

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