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torbutton/en/torbutton-faq.wml 9) <a href="<page torbutton/>">TorButton » </a>
torbutton/en/torbutton-faq.wml 10) <a href="<page torbutton/torbutton-faq>">TorButton FAQ</a>
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projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 14)
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 15) <h2>Torbutton FAQ</h2>
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 16) <hr />
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 17)
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 18) <h3>Questions</h3>
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 19) <br />
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 20) <ul>
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torbutton/en/torbutton-faq.wml 21) <li><a href="<page torbutton/torbutton-faq>#nojavascript">When I toggle Tor, my sites that use javascript stop working. Why?</a></li>
torbutton/en/torbutton-faq.wml 22) <li><a href="<page torbutton/torbutton-faq>#noreloads">I can't click on links or hit reload after I toggle Tor! Why?</a></li>
torbutton/en/torbutton-faq.wml 23) <li><a href="<page torbutton/torbutton-faq>#noflash">I can't view videos on YouTube and other flash-based sites. Why?</a></li>
torbutton/en/torbutton-faq.wml 24) <li><a href="<page torbutton/torbutton-faq>#oldtorbutton">Torbutton sure seems to do a lot of things, some of which I find annoying. Can't I just use the old version?</a></li>
torbutton/en/torbutton-faq.wml 25) <li><a href="<page torbutton/torbutton-faq>#weirdstate">My browser is in some weird state where nothing works right!</a></li>
torbutton/en/torbutton-faq.wml 26) <li><a href="<page torbutton/torbutton-faq>#noautocomplete">When I use Tor, Firefox is no longer filling in logins/search boxes for me. Why?</a></li>
torbutton/en/torbutton-faq.wml 27) <li><a href="<page torbutton/torbutton-faq>#thunderbird">What about Thunderbird support? I see a page, but it is the wrong version?</a></li>
torbutton/en/torbutton-faq.wml 28) <li><a href="<page torbutton/torbutton-faq>#extensionconflicts">Which Firefox extensions should I avoid using?</a></li>
torbutton/en/torbutton-faq.wml 29) <li><a href="<page torbutton/torbutton-faq>#recommendedextensions">Which Firefox extensions do you recommend?</a></li>
torbutton/en/torbutton-faq.wml 30) <li><a href="<page torbutton/torbutton-faq>#securityissues">Are there any other issues I should be concerned about?</a></li>
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projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 31) </ul>
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 32) <br />
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 33)
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 34) <a id="nojavascript"></a>
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 35) <strong><a class="anchor" href="#nojavascript">When I toggle Tor, my sites that use javascript stop working. Why?</a></strong>
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 36)
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 37) <p>
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 38) Javascript can do things like wait until you have disabled Tor before trying
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 39) to contact its source site, thus revealing your IP address. As such, Torbutton
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 40) must disable Javascript, Meta-Refresh tags, and certain CSS behavior when Tor
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 41) state changes from the state that was used to load a given page. These features
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 42) are re-enabled when Torbutton goes back into the state that was used to load
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 43) the page, but in some cases (particularly with Javascript and CSS) it is
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 44) sometimes not possible to fully recover from the resulting errors, and the
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 45) page is broken. Unfortunately, the only thing you can do (and still remain
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 46) safe from having your IP address leak) is to reload the page when you toggle
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 47) Tor, or just ensure you do all your work in a page before switching tor state.
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 48) </p>
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 49)
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 50) <a id="noreloads"></a>
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 51) <strong><a class="anchor" href="#noreloads">I can't click on links or hit reload after I toggle Tor! Why?</a></strong>
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 52)
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 53) <p>
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 54) Due to <a href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=409737">Firefox
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 55) Bug 409737</a>, pages can still open popups and perform Javascript redirects
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 56) and history access after Tor has been toggled. These popups and redirects can
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 57) be blocked, but unfortunately they are indistinguishable from normal user
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 58) interactions with the page (such as clicking on links, opening them in new
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 59) tabs/windows, or using the history buttons), and so those are blocked as a
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 60) side effect. Once that Firefox bug is fixed, this degree of isolation will
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 61) become optional (for people who do not want to accidentally click on links and
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 62) give away information via referrers). A workaround is to right click on the
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 63) link, and open it in a new tab or window. The tab or window won't load
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 64) automatically, but you can hit enter in the URL bar, and it will begin
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 65) loading. Hitting enter in the URL bar will also reload the page without
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 66) clicking the reload button.
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 67) </p>
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 68)
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 69) <a id="noflash"></a>
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 70) <strong><a class="anchor" href="#noflash">I can't view videos on YouTube and
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 71) other Flash-based sites. Why?</a></strong>
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 72)
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 73) <p>
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 74)
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 75) YouTube and similar sites require third party browser plugins such as Flash.
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 76) Plugins operate independently from Firefox and can perform
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 77) activity on your computer that ruins your anonymity. This includes
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 78) but is not limited to: <a href="http://decloak.net">completely disregarding
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 79) proxy settings</a>, querying your <a
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 80) href="http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5162138&messageID=9618376">local
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 81) IP address</a>, and <a
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 82) href="http://epic.org/privacy/cookies/flash.html">storing their own
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torbutton/en/torbutton-faq.wml 83) cookies</a>. It is possible to use a LiveCD solution such as
torbutton/en/torbutton-faq.wml 84) or <a href="https://amnesia.boum.org/">The (Amnesic) Incognito Live System</a> that creates a
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projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 85) secure, transparent proxy to protect you from proxy bypass, however issues
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 86) with local IP address discovery and Flash cookies still remain. </p>
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 87)
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 88) <p>
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 89)
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 90) If you are not concerned about being tracked by these sites (and sites that
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 91) try to unmask you by pretending to be them), and are unconcerned about your
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 92) local censors potentially noticing you visit them, you can enable plugins by
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 93) going into the Torbutton Preferences->Security Settings->Dynamic Content
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 94) tab and unchecking "Disable plugins during Tor usage" box. If you do this
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 95) without Tor VM, The (Amnesic) Incognito Live System or appropriate
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 96) firewall rules, we strongly suggest you at least use <a
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 97) href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722">NoScript</a> to <a
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 98) href="http://noscript.net/features#contentblocking">block plugins</a>. You do
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 99) not need to use the NoScript per-domain permissions if you check the <b>Apply
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 100) these restrictions to trusted sites too</b> option under the NoScript Plugins
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 101) preference tab. In fact, with this setting you can even have NoScript allow
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 102) Javascript globally, but still block all plugins until you click on their
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 103) placeholders in a page. We also recommend <a
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 104) href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6623">Better Privacy</a>
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 105) in this case to help you clear your Flash cookies.
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 106)
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 107) </p>
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 108)
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 109) <a id="oldtorbutton"></a>
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 110) <strong><a class="anchor" href="#oldtorbutton">Torbutton sure seems to do a lot of things, some of which I find
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 111) annoying. Can't I just use the old version?</a></strong>
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 112)
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 113) <p>
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 114)
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 115) <b>No.</b> Use of the old version, or any other vanilla proxy changer
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 116) (including FoxyProxy -- see below) without Torbutton is actively discouraged.
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 117) Seriously. Using a vanilla proxy switcher by itself is so insecure that you are
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 118) not only just wasting your time, you are also actually endangering yourself.
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 119) <b>Simply do not use Tor</b> and you will have the same (and in some cases,
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 120) better) security. For more information on the types of attacks you are exposed
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 121) to with a "homegrown" solution, please see <a
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 122) href="design/index.html#adversary">The Torbutton
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 123) Adversary Model</a>, in particular the <a
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 124) href="design/index.html#attacks">Adversary
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 125) Capabilities - Attacks</a> subsection. If there are any specific Torbutton
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 126) behaviors that you do not like, please file a bug on <a
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projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 128) bug tracker.</a> Most of Torbutton's security features can also be disabled via
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 129) its preferences, if you think you have your own protection for those specific
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 130) cases.
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 131)
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 132) </p>
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 133)
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 134) <a id="weirdstate"></a>
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 135) <strong><a class="anchor" href="#weirdstate">My browser is in some weird state where nothing works right!</a></strong>
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 136)
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 137) <p>
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 138) Try to disable Tor by clicking on the button, and then open a new window. If
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 139) that doesn't fix the issue, go to the preferences page and hit 'Restore
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 140) Defaults'. This should reset the extension and Firefox to a known good
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 141) configuration. If you can manage to reproduce whatever issue gets your
projects/en/torbutton-faq.wml 142) Firefox wedged, please file details at <a
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torbutton/en/torbutton-faq.wml 143) href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/report/14">the bug tracker</a>.
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