[tor-talk] Hiding stuff

Praedor Atrebates praedor at yahoo.com
Fri Jul 13 17:41:29 UTC 2012


Would not cpu/system data get hidden if you ran tor browser inside an 
emulator?



On 07/13/2012 01:34 PM, antispam06 at sent.at wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 13, 2012, at 15:02, proper wrote:
>> antispam06 at sent.at:
>>> I remember reading about installing more extensions as a bad
>>> thing as it might identify a Tor configuration from another. But
>>> can't this be hidden?
>> Maybe. Would require development which no one wants to take.
> In the sense that each extension should be combed for functions that
> interact with the non–local or that no developer has a wish to inhibit
> extensions from chatting with the exterior?
>
>>> Also, is there a way to tweak the regular Firefox output so that
>>> it looks like a Tor browser without being on Tor?
>> You can remove all proxy settings in Tor Button and connect directly.
>> You will get the Tor Browser fingerprint without using the Tor network.
> That's a wonderful idea!
>
>>> To a smart
>>> tracker it would be obvious as it doesn't come from a Tor exit
>>> relay. Can I set up the given output resolution for example?
>> Must be somewhere in Tor Button source code.
>>
>> What you want to archive is very difficult. The list of Tor exists is
>> public.
> Yes. I know the list is public. So that would give away the trick. But
> for sites not smart enough would mean hiding identifying data. The
> screen resolution and time zone data are the most revealing once flash
> and java are disabled. As I have a quite rare screen resolution that
> would be the main issue.
>
>> You could chain another proxy (or SSH, or VPN) behind Tor, i.e. Tor ->
>> proxy. The proxy must be private, not in some public proxy list. On the
>> other hand that's not recommend, since it adds a permanent observer.
> No. Just have a regular connection, but make the browser shut up.
>
>> And tweak Tor Browser until it looks like you want or tweak Firefox
>> until it adds the security features and looks you like.
> I would tweak the regular Firefox, but I have no idea how to stop it
> from revealing CPU and system data. Browser ID is just the tip of the
> iceberg.
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