From c55ecbd8b2f48ff4d8f2350987913afa9f616237 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thorin-Oakenpants Date: Thu, 2 May 2019 00:30:27 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] 0701: IPv6, MOAR info --- user.js | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/user.js b/user.js index d88aff3..9184d47 100644 --- a/user.js +++ b/user.js @@ -395,9 +395,11 @@ user_pref("browser.send_pings.require_same_host", true); user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0700 syntax error: the parrot's given up the ghost!"); /* 0701: disable IPv6 * IPv6 can be abused, especially regarding MAC addresses. They also do not play nice - * with VPNs. That's even assuming your ISP and/or router and/or website can handle it - * [NOTE] This is just an application level fallback. Disabling IPv6 is best done - * at an OS/network level, and/or configured properly in VPN setups + * with VPNs. That's even assuming your ISP and/or router and/or website can handle it. + * Firefox telemetry (April 2019) shows only 5% of all connections are IPv6. + * [NOTE] This is just an application level fallback. Disabling IPv6 is best done at an + * OS/network level, and/or configured properly in VPN setups. If you are not masking your IP, + * then this won't make much difference. If you are maksing your IP, then it can only help. * [TEST] http://ipv6leak.com/ * [1] https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/437#issuecomment-403740626 * [2] https://www.internetsociety.org/tag/ipv6-security/ (see Myths 2,4,5,6) ***/