Update on browser side-channel attack section (!199) · Merge requests · Pseudo Nym / thgtoa · GitLab

Pseudo Nym requested to merge Update-of-side-channel-browser-attack-warning into master Aug 13, 2022

Created by: ghost

See:

Release tweet: https://twitter.com/ma1/status/1557751019945299969 ^{[Archive.org]}
User explanation: https://noscript.net/usage/#crosstab-identity-leak-protection ^{[Archive.org]}
Tor Project Forum Post: https://forum.torproject.net/t/tor-browser-can-leak-your-identity-through-side-channel-attack/4005/2 ^{[Archive.org]}

Changes:

Removed advice to install Lekuidator+ on TBB since it's now handled by NoScript and on by default.
Added NoScript as preferred for other Browsers (requires settings, on by default on private Windows).
Changed Lekuidator+ from main mitigation to alternative to NoScript.