Heinz thanks for reminding me about looking at certificates by clicking the padlock. I also note that they have the ability to export and so I suppose a comparison could be made through that as well.
General question - can one spoof a certificate? I suppose "man in the middle" is simply nasty. Jd1008 the one add-on I am now considering is a cookie manager. However, I am hoping to find one that works outside the browser. On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 11:05 AM, jd1008 <jd1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 08/30/2014 08:33 PM, Tim wrote: > >> On Sat, 2014-08-30 at 18:39 -0600, jd1008 wrote: >> >>> 3. HttpToHttps >>> >> Be prepared for various things to fail, you cannot force HTTPS with >> sites that are HTTP-only. >> > Actually, the sites that do not support https, simply default to http. > So, such sites are still browsable even with this plugin. > > 6. Redirect Cleaner - this will prevent a website you want to visit to >>> redirect your browser to some other website you had no intention on >>> browsing. You will be given the manual opportunity to override the >>> prevention. >>> >> On some browsers, there is, or at least was, an option not to >> automatically follow redirections (you'd get a warning, and there'd be a >> link to follow if you actually wanted to follow the redirection). For >> various services, you're going to have to follow them, because that's >> the way they made the site. Sometimes, thanks to making them obvious, >> you'll find out just why some sites just never work, because you'll see >> the endless redirections around in a circle to a starting point that >> doesn't work. >> > Tell me which of the Firefox settings options will prevent redirection? > I have not come across it. Sure would like to know that. > It does have the options to block all popups. But many websites have > learned how to get around that firefox feature, as I still get some > popups from a few web sites. > > 7. No Google Tracking >>> 8. No Yahoo Tracking >>> 10. TrackMeNot. >>> >> I question the ability to prevent that, and dislike the doubling up and >> adding on of *numerous* add-ons to a browser (it makes the thing even >> more buggy). While you can try dumping cookies, etc, as you go along. >> They know that numerous connections are coming from your IP, some in >> response to other of their own pages, so they can track you. >> >> e.g. You've only got to see the suggestions for what you might like to >> see if you browse YouTube on one computer on your network, then do more >> unrelated browsing on another computer on your LAN, and see similar, or >> completely the same, suggestions. >> >> I have always looked at what cookies are stored, and I only > see the primary cookies of just a few sites I am currently browsing. > No other cookies are there. > You could argue that a cookie actually embeds many other cookies from > other websites, that are hosted by the site you are browsing. > You can see those when looking at all the cookies in firefox. > Just click on a cookie and it will expand to it's components. > "Dislike" does not amount to something substantial :) > It is only a preference. > > > Also, in Firefox Settings, be sure to NEVER allow 3rd party cookies. >>> >> This is one thing that often doesn't do what you think. >> > Prove it! I would really like to see a concrete proof of it, > in order for me to see that there are 3rd party cookies > being stored by my browser. > I know it is a tedious thing. So far I have not seen such > issues. Only problems I have really encountered is that > noscript (configured to automatically reject all java scripts, > unless I allow them manually). The problems I encounter > are with many websites that have objects on their pages > that are interactive - such as a search bar, or selection of > an option in a .... say sorting option of a list of items. > Such sites have javasripts that are hosted from other sites. > I have personally seen analytics of many such java scripts > that install malware without one's knowledge or consent. > > > e.g. For most >> of us, if we were browsing google.com, any attempt to handle >> doubleclick.com cookies would be considered third-party (by us), and >> we'd expect them to be rejected. But if a google page incorporates >> content from doubleclick (such as an advert graphic), that incorporated >> content can set a doubleclick cookie, and it isn't third party to >> itself, so the cookie gets allowed. >> > Please offer some concrete real world examples. I would love to (and need > to) see that. > > >> It's well worth going through your browser settings, and setting them >> sensibly, rather than hoping some third-party add-on will sort things >> out for you. >> > Of course. But you do not define 'sensibly' in an objective way. > Please show real world benefits of what you consider sensible > settings. > > > -- > users mailing list > users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org >
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