user.js

commit c9e4cac618acc2ed935676f73b0933378d923596
parent 34bd3c5a0409bc21f339794e602aa343afdd50e7
Author: Thorin-Oakenpants <Thorin-Oakenpants@users.noreply.github.com>
Date:   Mon, 22 Nov 2021 18:08:07 +0000

tweak webRTC

webRTC will be overhauled... but not today... in the meantime
- remove dead link before @dngray has a hernia
- correctly refer to the type of IP leak
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user.js
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1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/user.js b/user.js
@@ -632,11 +632,10 @@ user_pref("privacy.userContext.ui.enabled", true);
 /*** [SECTION 2000]: PLUGINS / MEDIA / WEBRTC ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2000 syntax error: the parrot's snuffed it!");
 /* 2001: disable WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication)
- * [SETUP-WEB] WebRTC can leak your IP address from behind your VPN, but if this is not
- * in your threat model, and you want Real-Time Communication, this is the pref for you
- * [1] https://www.privacytools.io/#webrtc ***/
+ * [SETUP-WEB] WebRTC can leak your private network address from behind your VPN, but if this
+ * is not your threat model, and you want Real-Time Communication, this is the pref for you ***/
 user_pref("media.peerconnection.enabled", false);
-/* 2002: limit WebRTC IP leaks if using WebRTC
+/* 2002: limit WebRTC private network address leaks
  * In FF70+ these settings match Mode 4 (Mode 3 in older versions) [3]
  * [TEST] https://browserleaks.com/webrtc
  * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1189041,1297416,1452713