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This post knows where you're viewing it from (Lemmy doesn't proxy external images) [ARCHIVED] (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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An external image showing your user-agent and the total "hit count"

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[–] 6 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Very interesting, I think I'll probably be using Tor for my Lemmy usage from now on, or at least a VPN since this does have the potential to be used maliciously in personal DDoS attacks.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Your IP isn't a secret. There plenty of ways to get it. And this one doesn't even link it to your identity

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Annoyingly, lemmy.world blocks tor. They should host a tor onion service

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Are you sure about that because I can open and view lemmy.world just fine in Tor, I think what they mean is federation between hidden services i.e. lemmyinstanceoniondomain.onion is blocked or just not implemented.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    I can if I use a browser and solve the cloud flare capt ha, but not if I use sync behind tor

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    I haven't gotten Cloudflare captchas on lemmy.world yet, Haven't tried using an app with Tor, as a general rule it's best to use Tor through the browser since it has features to reduce fingerprinting and MITMs

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