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  • Re: TorBrowser https only mode

    From Fritz Wuehler@fritz@spamexpire-202512.rodent.frell.theremailer.net to alt.privacy,alt.privacy.anon-server on Wed Dec 10 02:20:44 2025
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    hal@invalid.net wrote:
    On Tue, 9 Dec 2025 23:16:42 +0100 (CET), Nomen Nescio
    <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:

    On 07 Dec 2025, Ishtar <anonymous@null.no> posted some >>news:20251207144119.71AB23E71F@xilb7y4kj6u6qfo45o3yk2kilfv54ffukzei3puonuq >>lncy7cn2afwyd.onion:

    https only mode activated even if optional,
    enabled by default, is a clearnet option.
    It has nothing to do with the onion network.

    Not just Tor browser. The option sucks because it's forced. It's stupid >>really. There are http websites still in use and the setting prevents >>those who don't know how to work around it from accessing those sites - >>which is most of the Internet users at large. It doesn't matter if the >>site is http or https in terms of being dangerous. It even stops users >>from accessing or troubleshooting something simple like a Wi-Fi printer or >>router.

    My browser, FFx 115.15.0esr with windows 7 gives me the option to go to
    te http with a security warning. No problem.

    The Tor Browser works exactly the same way. And there are some hostile
    exit nodes, which try to degrade connections to http, but after routing
    through a different circuit you suddenly get a secure https connection.

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  • From Isthar@nobody@domain.invalid to alt.privacy,alt.privacy.anon-server on Wed Dec 10 02:10:02 2025
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    Nomen Nescio wrote:
    Not just Tor browser. The option sucks because it's forced. It's stupid really.

    It's g00gl3 web mass surveillance standard !
    In the name of MITM and Phishing fear,
    Authenticated web of trust, blockchain and alike ...

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