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Say Goodbye to the Internet as We Know It in c/privacy@programming.dev
[–] ariadna@programming.dev 8 points 1 week ago

I see a familiar pattern. First block internet resources, then block VPN, then build your own isolated internet...

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IP Protection in Firefox 141? (programming.dev)
 

In Firefox 141, a new experimental feature has appeared: browser.ipProtection.enabled.
Bugzilla link: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show/_bug.cgi?id=1971634

Is this independent of Mozilla VPN, or is it just a Nimbus setting?

Maybe someone already has more info about what exactly this feature does?

EU age verification app to ban any Android system not licensed by Google in c/Technology@programming.dev
[–] ariadna@programming.dev 6 points 1 week ago

Great app for tracking users and funneling EU citizens' data straight to tech giants — love it! 😅

What does network.http.http3.sni-slicing do in Firefox? in c/firefox@lemmy.ml
[–] ariadna@programming.dev 4 points 2 weeks ago

@mouse@midwest.social, @ferric_carcinization@lemmy.ml, thank you for the help and the links — things are a bit clearer now.

As I understand it, SNI slicing helps obscure the presence of the SNI field in the TLS ClientHello by splitting it into two chunks. The idea, it seems, is to make it more difficult for third-party network filters or DPI systems to detect or extract the SNI reliably.

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What does network.http.http3.sni-slicing do in Firefox? (programming.dev)
 

Hi everyone,

I came across the Firefox preference network.http.http3.sni-slicing, which appears to be related to HTTP/3 and SNI handling. However, I’ve found very little documentation explaining what it actually does.

Could someone with knowledge of Firefox internals or HTTP/3 clarify:

  • What exactly does this setting change in the browser’s behavior?
  • Does it provide any privacy or security benefits?

I’d appreciate any insights. Thanks!

LibreWolf sends a DNS query to "host" on startup – why? in c/librewolf@programming.dev
[–] ariadna@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I was thinking along the same lines. At this point, I have:

  • Removed all URLs in about:config
  • Disabled browser updates
  • Disabled all telemetry settings I could find

Despite all these actions, the browser still sends this request on startup. I'm starting to think it might be a setting that can't be changed via about:config.

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LibreWolf sends a DNS query to "host" on startup – why? (programming.dev)
 

Hi everyone, When starting LibreWolf, I noticed that it sends the following DNS query:

Standard query 0x053e A host
Standard query response 0x053e A host SOA ns0.centralnic.net

The query is for a non-existent domain host, and the response includes an SOA record from ns0.centralnic.net. I'm wondering why LibreWolf is making this request. Is it related to security features, DNS caching, connection checks, or something else?

DNS is set manually, but this query still appears every time the browser launches.

Any insights would be appreciated!