From ffe628e4c0d95e0a27be4912e4f2f12188294598 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gwarser Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:34:11 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Note about WebRTC removal --- Prevent-WebRTC-from-leaking-local-IP-address.md | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/Prevent-WebRTC-from-leaking-local-IP-address.md b/Prevent-WebRTC-from-leaking-local-IP-address.md index ac99f39..4937676 100644 --- a/Prevent-WebRTC-from-leaking-local-IP-address.md +++ b/Prevent-WebRTC-from-leaking-local-IP-address.md @@ -1,3 +1,18 @@ +[Back to Dashboard: Settings](./Dashboard:-Settings) + +*** + +Option removed from desktop browsers in [uBlock Origin v1.38](https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/1723). + +Browsers now obfuscate LAN addresses by mDNS: + +- Firefox: ["Enable mDNS hostname obfuscation"](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1588817) +- Chromium: ["mDNS service for IP handling in WebRTC"](https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=878465) + +Option is still available in Android Firefox, because obfuscation is still not implemented there: ["Support mDNS hostname obfuscation on Android"](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1581947) + +*** + Keep in mind that this feature is to prevent leakage of your non-internet-facing IP adresses. The purpose of this feature is not to hide your current internet-facing IP address -- so be cautious to not misinterpret the results of some WebRTC-local-IP-address-leakage tests found online. **Important:** Enabling this feature can cause issues for some WebRTC-related services. If this is the case, you will have to disable it to prevent the breakage.