On 03/17/2014 03:06 AM, Andreas Kuckartz wrote: > Are there any news regarding Tor for FirefoxOS or an implementation in > JavaScript?
Since FirefoxOS = Android with Gecko/HTML5 skin (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox_OS/Building) we know that the Tor binary port that is part of the Orbot build process should all but work on FirefoxOS. I have been hoping to have time to attempt either a manual install of the binary, and a custom build of the OS to verify this, but have not had time, or found some with the right skills+time. >From that point though, it is unclear how proxy settings (either manually or via transproxy) would be applied to the system. From my initial review of FirefoxOS from a user perspective, it is apparent they have not built in even basic HTTP/SOCKS proxy settings capabilities at the system-wide level. Now, each Gecko/HTML5 app may be able to specify these options using the same types of config settings available within Firefox add-on (https://github.com/guardianproject/ProxyMob/blob/master/chrome/content/options.xul). This would be a good thing to research and confirm. Based on his work in Tor Browser, Mike Perry has conceived of a whole heap of problems related to privacy and anonymity based on whether apps are treated like tabs in a single browser, or whether each app is its own browser instance (or at least that is my poor man's interpretation). I hope we has time to write these up publicly to get feedback from Mozilla. I think the Tor in Javascript idea is fascinating, once we all start trusting Javascript from crypto. I feel like we all don't trust some language (C, C++, Java, etc) so perhaps that hurdle is not as big as it might seme, especially if we can get Tor support on a $25 FirefoxOS phone. That is all I have for now! +n -- tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
