diff --git a/Dashboard:-Settings.md b/Dashboard:-Settings.md index 09cf8d5..4168a86 100644 --- a/Dashboard:-Settings.md +++ b/Dashboard:-Settings.md @@ -69,6 +69,18 @@ Checking this will prevent hyperlink auditing. _Hyperlink auditing_ is best summ ### Prevent WebRTC from leaking local IP address +Option removed from desktop browsers in [uBlock Origin v1.38](https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/1723). + +Browsers now obfuscate LAN addresses by mDNS: + +- Firefox: ["Enable mDNS hostname obfuscation"](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1588817) +- Chromium: ["mDNS service for IP handling in WebRTC"](https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=878465) + +Option is still available in Android Firefox, because obfuscation is still not implemented there: ["Support mDNS hostname obfuscation on Android"](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1581947) + +
+Details + ![highlighted Prevent WebRTC from leaking local IP address preference](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/585534/8344622/0ce20cc4-1ab2-11e5-8f46-a0a387c91d63.png) Background info: [STUN IP Address requests for WebRTC](https://github.com/diafygi/webrtc-ips) @@ -83,6 +95,8 @@ Keep in mind that this feature is to prevent **leakage** of your non-internet-fa - Firefox: - due to differences in handling of network connections by different browsers, before version [1.18.12](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/977178bef23c7711a050181be979a4668bfebcfb) WebRTC was completely disabled if Firefox was not configured to use proxy. Related issue: [#3009](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/3009#issuecomment-329798696) +
+ *** ### Block CSP reports