[tor-talk] HTML5 video and Tor anonymity.

[Praedor Tempus]

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 From: Leo Unglaub <leo at leo-unglaub.net>
To: tor-talk at lists.torproject.org 
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: [tor-talk] HTML5 video and Tor anonymity.
 

Hey,

On 2013-04-30 17:03, luis redondo wrote:
> I can see videos.I suppose that it is HTML5 videos,so,isn't the same that flash videos? and can the anonymity be compromised?

no, HTML5 videos are not the same as flash videos. The problem with
flash videos is not the video itself, it's a problem because the player
is closed source and you can't control what flash is doing in there.

But with HTML5 videos the browser is the player and so in Firefox,
Chrome, ... its open source. Sience there is no other plugin needed the
browser simply fetches the parts of the video he needs. You can actually
watch that in a tool like Firebug, ... .

Summary: HTML5 videos are no thread to anonymity.
Greetings
Leo

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I've wondered about flash...if I run tor via a virtual computer via a proxy in another virtual computer, can flash still get through the fog and see my REAL IP address?  I've been understanding that if flash escapes anonymizing and seeks the real IP that all it will get in a virtual pc is the virtual IP address (192.168.0.x or other useless IP...also a fake MAC address).  Is this true or can flash even escape a virtual pc?