[tor-talk] Risks of using custom .onion addresses

2013-08-28 Thread BM-2D8jTRi23DYth7WhMALDHSVhdFWP91ZcqA
Hi, I'm wondering how safe is it to use custom hidden service names (.onion). I'm not asking this for public hidden services but for private ones (only for myself or for friends). Using an easy to remember address just for using TorChat could be a good example. Or it could be a personal cloud on a

[tor-talk] Referers being sent from hidden service websites

2013-08-29 Thread BM-2D8jTRi23DYth7WhMALDHSVhdFWP91ZcqA
I also opened a ticket: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/9623 Currently, when browsing on a hidden service website, when you click on a clearnet/hidden service link it sends the current address as referer. This is not only an issue about users being tracked. It's also bad for owne

Re: [tor-talk] Referers being sent from hidden service websites

2013-08-30 Thread BM-2D8jTRi23DYth7WhMALDHSVhdFWP91ZcqA
>>> My suggestion is to install >>> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/smart-referer/ I >>> believe it doesn't break anything major (it has a whitelist feature >>> which is very short and includes disqus.com and github.com) and >>> just adds another protection against tracking. This wou