[or-cvs] r15861: Update website to mention livemarks issue. (torbutton/trunk/website)

mikeperry at seul.org mikeperry at seul.org
Sat Jul 12 21:25:45 UTC 2008


Author: mikeperry
Date: 2008-07-12 17:25:45 -0400 (Sat, 12 Jul 2008)
New Revision: 15861

Modified:
   torbutton/trunk/website/index.html.en
Log:

Update website to mention livemarks issue.



Modified: torbutton/trunk/website/index.html.en
===================================================================
--- torbutton/trunk/website/index.html.en	2008-07-12 21:10:27 UTC (rev 15860)
+++ torbutton/trunk/website/index.html.en	2008-07-12 21:25:45 UTC (rev 15861)
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@
 interactions with the page (such as clicking on links, opening them in new
 tabs/windows, or using the history buttons), and so those are blocked as a
 side effect. Once that Firefox bug is fixed, this degree of isolation will
-become optional for people who do not want to accidentally click on links and
-give away information via referrers. A workaround is to right click on the
+become optional (for people who do not want to accidentally click on links and
+give away information via referrers). A workaround is to right click on the
 link, and open it in a new tab or window. The tab or window won't load
 automatically, but you can hit enter in the URL bar, and it will begin
 loading. Hitting enter in the URL bar will also reload the page without
@@ -276,7 +276,17 @@
 href="http://developer.apple.com/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPRuntimeConfig/Articles/EnvironmentVars.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20002093-BCIJIJBH">a
 lot more complicated</a>, unfortunately.
 
+</p>
 
+<p>
+
+In addition, RSS readers such as Firefox Livemarks can perform
+periodic fetches. Due to <a
+href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436250">Firefox Bug
+436250</a>, there is no way to disable Livemark fetches during Tor. This can
+be a problem if you have a lot of custom Livemark urls that can give away
+information about your identity.
+
 </p>
 
 <h2>Description of Options</h2>



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