[tor-talk] NoScript for TOR disabled by default

[Joe Btfsplk]

On 1/31/2014 8:00 AM, Olivier Cornu wrote:
> Le 31/01/2014 01:18, Joe Btfsplk a écrit :
>> On 1/30/2014 9:22 AM, Sukhoi wrote:
>>> In fact, I am worried with the Wireless Position System developed by
>>> google and others, and the introduction in the browsers, like firefox, a
>>> way to track which wireless networks the computer can "see" in a given
>>> moment. Based on that they identify the user physical (because google
>>> street view mapped the wireless network physical location), fingerprint
>>> the computer and, possibly, track other key information.
>>>
>>> Seems that this critical issue is not currently handled by TOR.
>> OK - why would Mozilla want to track the location of users?
> It does not have to be Mozilla, it could also be any website visited:
> http://www.securityweek.com/hacker-uses-xss-and-google-streetview-data-determine-physical-location
>
> Where Mozilla might be held responsible is because the corresponding bug
> has had an open ticket for almost 8 years:
> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=354493
>
> But perhaps I misunderstood what Sukhoi meant…
I understood that it's websites (or trackers like Google) that would 
gather data.  But the ability to do it - bug or whatever - comes from 
the browser or other technology, from Mozilla, Google, others.