favicon and VPN

[ruy.benton]

Hi,

Thank you for your great plugin.

With Zenmate and Hola - VPN, we think we are safe ...

But if you start Firefox with many Tabs - 10, 20, etc
And monitor. the links with a sniffer ( tcpdump )... all the Tabs download FavIcons .
The ISP ... routers ... switchs see my Tabs ...



1 - uBlock Origin /favicon.$image in "My Filters" work



2 - < userProfile>/chrome/userChrome.css :


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@namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gateke ... s.only.xul"); /* only needed once */

.tabbrowser-tab .tab-icon-image,
.tabbrowser-tab .tab-throbber { display:none!important; }

#personal-bookmarks .toolbarbutton-icon { display:none!important; }


/* tab */ .tabbrowser-tab .tab-icon-image,
/* bookmarks toolbar */ .bookmark-item .toolbarbutton-icon,
/* bookmarks menu */ #bookmarksMenu menuitem .menu-iconic-icon,
/* address bar autocomplete */ #PopupAutoCompleteRichResult .ac-site-icon {
display: none !important; }
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some favicon pass the filter!!!




3 - In NoScript use ABE or other ?


Best Regards,
Ruy

[barbaz]

NoScript is not the right tool to do that - and in fact it tries to distinguish browser requests and not interfere with them. NoScript is a security tool, not a privacy tool.

I thought uBlock Origin can block all favicons if you enable behind-the-scene filtering?

[ruy.benton]

NoScript is not the right tool to do that - and in fact it tries to distinguish browser requests and not interfere with them. NoScript is a security tool, not a privacy tool.

I thought uBlock Origin can block all favicons if you enable behind-the-scene filtering?

ABE:

Site ^https?://.*/favicon\.ico ^https?://.*/favicon\.png
Deny

Please any sug ...

[barbaz]

Sorry, I wasn't being clear. ABE doesn't filter the favicon requests, ABE rules won't have any effect. Please see viewtopic.php?f=10&t=18905 for more details (and note that I've since replaced SimpleBlock with uBlock Origin)


Again, you say this

1 - uBlock Origin /favicon.$image in "My Filters" work

So what specifically is wrong with just doing that?

[ruy.benton]

Sorry, I wasn't being clear. ABE doesn't filter the favicon requests, ABE rules won't have any effect. Please see viewtopic.php?f=10&t=18905 for more details (and note that I've since replaced SimpleBlock with uBlock Origin)


Again, you say this

1 - uBlock Origin /favicon.$image in "My Filters" work

So what specifically is wrong with just doing that?

I research from the beginning of times hehehehehehehe.

I'm trying with NoScript ...

Best regards,
Ruy

[fatboy]

browser.chrome.favicons;false
browser.chrome.site_icons;false

If noscript. ABE.skipBrowserRequests;false, your rules ABE rules work. You can then add favicon.svg
But it could have an impact on other requests (barbaz gave the link).

userChrome and userContent only hides icons but does not block queries.

[ruy.benton]

browser.chrome.favicons;false
browser.chrome.site_icons;false

If noscript. ABE.skipBrowserRequests;false, your rules ABE rules work. You can then add favicon.svg
But it could have an impact on other requests (barbaz gave the link).

userChrome and userContent only hides icons but does not block queries.

Thank you for your Illuminati comments.

In Linux with Firefox and qbittorrent I don't see problems.
But in W$n lots of warning ... AntiVirus.

Search "favicon and Virus" ... surprise



browser.chrome.favicons;false
browser.chrome.site_icons;false
and browser.chrome.image_icons.max_size
Don't work !!!!!!!!! in Firefox 47.0

ABE.skipBrowserRequests;false And the goal/purpose ?

Lots of people ask block favicon in userChrome.css in Forums ... not this one
And only hide ....



UPDATE: ABE

Site ^https?://.*/favicon.*\.(?:ico|png|jpg|gif|svg)
Deny

Your comments please

"ABE doesn't filter the favicon requests, ABE rules won't have any effect.

Hum ...
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[ABE] <^https?://.*/favicon.*\.(?:ico|png|jpg|gif|svg)> Deny on {GET http://www.qbittorrent.org/favicon.ico <<< chrome://browser/content/browser.xul - 1}
USER rule: Site ^https?://.*/favicon.*\.(?:ico|png|jpg|gif|svg)
Deny
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Best Regards,
Ruy