[tor-talk] Thunderbird leak

[Joe Btfsplk]

On 1/26/2014 1:15 PM, Al Billings wrote:
> Assuming we’re talking about people opening web pages in TB tabs, that normally can only happen if someone installs Thunderbrowse or a similar extension. By default, TB doesn’t render web pages.
I thought the same thing.  I'm pretty sure I've had links in email open 
IN Tbird tabs.  It happened so rarely, took me by surprise. For safety, 
I never really clicked links in email.  After that, I never do.
I'm guessing it may've been a confirmation email for website forum, tech 
support w/ a link, etc.  Something I expected, or likely wouldn't just 
have clicked it, regardless of what Tbird's supposed / not supposed to do.

Of course, NSA could've intercepted the real confirmation & sent a link 
that downloaded malware.

If R click > "copy link location" was missing, I'd not click it at all, 
or erase msg or at bare minimum (if it was important), look at the msg 
source to see the real link.
When you're tired, may not realize you're in email & absent mindedly 
click a link.  Rather than a browser - where it's common to click links.
Something to be said for using email text only mode.