Not so fast torpark doesnt have privoxy? Re: Torpark if firefox already on computer

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Arrakistor wrote:

>Torpark  is  great  on the DNS issue. This was one of the main reasons
>for creating it.
>
>Torpark has incorporated versions of Firefox which have internal SOCKS
>proxies,  and are capable of remote dns functions, so there is no need
>for privoxy. Essentially the browser can loopback all the data through
>  
>
hmm I think we need to take a step back here and look at what privoxy 
does to the datastream that
the browser doesnt do or does incorrectly. Privoxy actively modifies the 
bitstream to keep ads ,
window opens and other things you may not want happening in your 
browser.. not simply http
 to SOCKS4a or 5. It strips these before the more complex and vunerable 
browser ever sees them.
It also strips browser identifying information from the outgoing 
bitstream. I am sure other here could give
more complete synopsis of privoxy and its effects on the http1.1 
protocol but as far as I know getting rid of privoxy
is not a gain its a loss of anonymity and privacy.

you may want to think about this quite carefully before running torpark 
in the configuration discussed here
or compare results when using a site like this:

http://www.anonymizer.com  click on the Free Privacy test link and see 
what both systems report

keep in mind that privoxy strips advertisements and can be configured to 
lie to the inquiring website about
all sorts of details.

Privoxy is the "/Privacy Enhancing Proxy/".  from the privoxyFAQ

    *

      Web page content filtering (removes banners based on size,
      invisible "web-bugs", JavaScript and HTML annoyances, pop-up
      windows, etc.)

    *

      Modularized configuration that allows for standard settings and
      user settings to reside in separate files, so that installing
      updated actions files won't overwrite individual user settings.

    *

      Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the
      configuration files, and generally a more sophisticated and
      flexible configuration syntax over previous versions.

    *

      Improved cookie management features (e.g. session based cookies).

    *

      GIF de-animation.

    *

      Bypass many click-tracking scripts (avoids script redirection).

    *

      Multi-threaded (POSIX and native threads).

    *

      User-customizable HTML templates for all proxy-generated pages
      (e.g. "blocked" page).

    *

      Every feature now controllable on a per-site or per-location basis.




      regards
      A tor operator