Browser dos/don'ts ( was Re: Incognito Live CD using Polipo)

[Kasimir Gabert]

People will know that you are in the UAE if you are browsing websites
that are only for people and used by people in the UAE.

Kasimir Gabert

On 10/15/07, Robert Hogan <robert at roberthogan.net> wrote:
> On Sunday 14 October 2007 19:50:38 phobos at rootme.org wrote:
> > On Sat, Oct 13, 2007 at 09:21:40AM +0100, robert at roberthogan.net wrote 0.9K
> bytes in 30 lines about:
> > : Do:
> > : Spoof user-agent (is this necessary even with javascript disabled?)
> > : (browser)
> >
> > Arguably, unless you're using BobnJoe's browser, any of the popular ones
> > should provide sufficient numbers (firefox, safari, opera, ie).
> >
> konqueror, a bobnjoe browser if ever there was one, can only turn off sending
> the user-agent and spoof it for selected websites. it doesn't even support
> regexes.
>
> > : Spoof http-headers as though a US english browser (browser/privacy
> > : proxy?)
> >
> > Only if you want to appear as coming from the US, and if you read
> > English.  If you're in UAE and spoofing US English, then you may stand
> > out for being different.
> >
>
> But no-one should know you're in the UAE because you're using tor. Or have I
> missed your point?
>
> > : Do not:
> > : Use tabs (enforced/recommended by controller?)
> >
> > Why?
> >
> > : Keep the browser open when finished 'using tor' (enforced/recommended by
> > : controller?)
> >
> > If your browser properly cleans up and you've disabled everything,
> > chances are this isn't that big of a deal.
>
> for both, javascript timers apparently. a separate browser or open-and-close
> browser session seems to be the thing.
>
>


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Kasimir Gabert