[tor-bugs] #32464 [Webpages/Webtools]: Block non .onion requests in TOR Browser

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#32464: Block non .onion requests in TOR Browser
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 Reporter:  simonfrey         |          Owner:  hiro
     Type:  enhancement       |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium            |      Component:  Webpages/Webtools
  Version:  Tor: unspecified  |       Severity:  Normal
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 During visiting the onion service of the New York Times
 (https://www.nytimes3xbfgragh.onion) I experienced, that there is still
 clear net traffic going on.
 In the certain example of the NYTimes it is different forms of trackers.

 As I consider clear net traffic on a onion service as bug by the website,
 I thought about why not to block all non onion traffic on .onion sites.

 For playing around and checking if that idea breaks the websites I
 developed a small webextension implementing the described request-
 blocking: https://github.com/simonfrey/onion-only CC0

 The sites I tested work all as expected and are not influenced in a bad UX
 way. I tried:
 - https://3g2upl4pq6kufc4m.onion (DuckDuckGo)
 - https://www.nytimes3xbfgragh.onion (NYTimes)
 - https://www.bbcnewsv2vjtpsuy.onion (BBC News)
 - https://jcw5q6uyjioupxcc.onion/ (Washington Post Secure Drop)

 Looking forward to hear thoughts on the idea and if that could be an
 enhancement landing in the TOR Browser at some point.

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