[tor-relays] Information leak through WebRTC in FF/Chrome

[Mirimir]

On 01/31/2015 04:44 AM, JusticeRage wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I'm not sure this is the place to share this, but I though some of
> you might want to know: an information leak has been discovered on
> Firefox / Chrome, and it can be used to reveal a user's real IP
> address.
> The article is focused on VPN, but people who connect to the Tor
> network through a local SOCKS proxy are also affected. Demo here

As noted, it doesn't work for Tor browser.

But more generally, this is why it's prudent to use gateways for Tor and
VPNs. Devices using proxies should be unable to determine their
ISP-assigned public IP addresses.