From e071c765e284bb72b222a57a3c64a9913ad8354f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gwarser Date: Wed, 8 May 2019 21:29:21 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Prevent WebRTC from leaking local IP address (markdown) --- Prevent-WebRTC-from-leaking-local-IP-address.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/Prevent-WebRTC-from-leaking-local-IP-address.md b/Prevent-WebRTC-from-leaking-local-IP-address.md index ddc2b46..b21c020 100644 --- a/Prevent-WebRTC-from-leaking-local-IP-address.md +++ b/Prevent-WebRTC-from-leaking-local-IP-address.md @@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ With Firefox 41 and lower **OR** uBlock Origin 1.3.3 and lower, **it is NOT poss With Firefox 42 and higher **AND** uBlock Origin 1.3.4 and higher, **it is possible** to prevent local IP addresses leakage without completely disabling WebRTC. +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) + #### See also - [WebRTC WG / Privacy/IPAddresses](https://www.w3.org/wiki/Privacy/IPAddresses) \ No newline at end of file