From a49850eb2320640861c3bdcf2a00501d25569a59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Raymond Hill Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2015 12:17:44 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Prevent WebRTC from leaking local IP address (markdown) --- Prevent-WebRTC-from-leaking-local-IP-address.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Prevent-WebRTC-from-leaking-local-IP-address.md b/Prevent-WebRTC-from-leaking-local-IP-address.md index cad0cf1..e3f76b1 100644 --- a/Prevent-WebRTC-from-leaking-local-IP-address.md +++ b/Prevent-WebRTC-from-leaking-local-IP-address.md @@ -1,4 +1,6 @@ -Keep in mind that this feature is to prevent leakage of your non-internet-facing IP adresses. The purpose of this feature is not to hide your current internet-facing IP address -- so be cautious to not misinterpret the results of the tests above. For example, if you use a VPN, your internet-facing IP address is that of the VPN, so your ISP-provided IP address should not be visible to outside world with this setting checked. However, if you are not behind any VPN or proxy, your ISP-provided IP address will be visible regardless of this setting. +Keep in mind that this feature is to prevent leakage of your non-internet-facing IP adresses. The purpose of this feature is not to hide your current internet-facing IP address -- so be cautious to not misinterpret the results of some WebRTC-local-IP-address-leakage tests found online. + +For example, if you use a VPN, your internet-facing IP address is that of the VPN, so your ISP-provided IP address should not be visible to outside world with this setting checked. However, if you are not behind any VPN or proxy, your ISP-provided IP address will be visible regardless of this setting. #### Caveats