Exactly!!! Thanks Clement, this is exactly what needs to happen, this privacy issue keeps greeting swept under the rug.
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 11, 2015, at 11:29 PM, Clement Cherlin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ever since the Seamonkey Suite was forked from the standalone web browser, it > has been standard practice for major components that are not an integral part > of browsing the Web, such as Chatzilla, Sunbird, Thunderbird, etc. to be made > either optional Add-ons or standalone apps. > > Firefox Hello is one of those components. It has clear privacy and security > problems, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=959893 > http://thehackernews.com/2015/02/webrtc-leaks-vpn-ip-address.html which > appear to be flaws inherent to the WebRTC standard itself, if the commentary > on the bug is to believed. > > WebRTC should never have been included in Firefox to begin with, much less > turned on by default, much less leaking potentially sensitive information > without prompting the user. It seems entirely appropriate to place in an > Add-on, where the few users who require it and are willing to live with its > flaws can get it as needed. > _______________________________________________ > dev-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-media _______________________________________________ dev-media mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-media
