Additional input I just got: The only addition which makes torbrowser use tor is the torbutton, which I was told (currently I have no torbrowser access) can be turned off and on. Well this and maybe the default proxy settings, but I can't test at the moment.
ng0 <[email protected]> writes: > [email protected] writes: > >> Sounds really good. we have alot to learn from tor browser. I hope it wont >> break functionality for normie use or we will loose alot of users. keep in >> mind that Tor has become severely mainstream and is likely compromised on >> many levels by the global elite cult that runs our country and our >> corporations (monsanto anyone). at this point in the world it is no longer a >> conspiracy theory. it is critical thought. critical fact. >> >> we can still learn from torbrowser, but we shouldn't ever truly depend on >> anyone or anything as 100% safe. remember that. we don't live in a utopia >> yet. that's for the next life. > > A good option could be a browser which can optionally enable the plugins > which make torbrowser torbrowser (enable/disable tor functionallity), > and (make) opt-out the plugins which can be considered useful > (fingerprinting etc). > > As torbrowser is upstreaming and the release rate seems to increase, > maybe there's a chance to either base on that or learn from how they > base on firefox. >> >> -- >> Securely sent with Tutanota. Claim your encrypted mailbox today! >> https://tutanota.com >> >> 13. Aug 2016 15:47 by [email protected]: >> >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I had an exchange of ideas with other people after the recent security >>> announcement of firefox[2]. >>> The state of torbrowser was brought up in Guix as a problem and a >>> discussion before, in the attempt to figure out how to package >>> torbrowser compatible to our system. >>> >>> It was pointed out to me that the team which develops torbrowser is >>> working together with mozilla to upstream their patchset[0][1]. >>> With this new development and the importance of networks like tor, >>> it would be a logic choice to switch to torbrowser as upstream of >>> icecat and follow their development. >>> At least that's one alternative I can come up with. >>> This will of course not be torbrowser in its original form, as >>> adjustments are made. Wether this differs from upstream in the default >>> unique fingerprint of the browser has to be monitored, but I am not >>> suggesting to build another torbrowser, just to use it as a more recent, >>> well maintained firefox codebase for icecat. >>> For your information, torbrowser recently switched to follow a different >>> version of firefox than in the last years. >>> >>> I don't know about the size of your development team, it is assumed that >>> it is rather small? In any case, if you need help with tasks, there are >>> certainly some people interested in helping to make the transition to a >>> new version. Personally I have limited resources, so I can only be of >>> limited help. >>> >>> I do believe that torbrowser might also benefit from this if tb is >>> chosen as upstream and fixes are upstreamed to either firefox or >>> torbrowser depending on the nature of the fix. >>> >>> I am aware that this message does not cover every detail I have talked >>> about on other lists and off-list, but I'd like to get in contact with >>> you on this topic. >>> >>> >>> Additional question, what's needed to get into the store which icecat >>> uses? > http://patrol.psyced.org> is a extension which provides more >>> functionality than https-everywhere. torbrowser 6.0.3 does not use >>> firefox 48 as a base, but they might be working on a solution for the >>> forced extensions+addons signing already which will start with FF 48. >>> >>> >>> [0]: > https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1260929 >>> [1]: > https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1173199 >>> [2]: > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2016-08/msg00277.html >>> >>> >>> thanks and greetings, >>> -- >>> ♥Ⓐ ng0 >>> For non-prism friendly talk find me on > http://www.psyced.org >>> >>> -- >>> http://gnuzilla.gnu.org > > -- > ng0 > For non-prism friendly talk find me on http://www.psyced.org > > -- > http://gnuzilla.gnu.org -- ng0 For non-prism friendly talk find me on http://www.psyced.org -- http://gnuzilla.gnu.org
