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This post knows where you're viewing it from (Lemmy doesn't proxy external images) [ARCHIVED] (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by TriLinder@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year 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.

[–] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not about identification it's about being disconnected in a DoS by someone with faster internet (until I can get a new one, dynamic IP rotates).

[–] Mubelotix@jlai.lu -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

DoS is expensive. Who the hell would spend money just to get you disconnected? Nobody cares about your connection

[–] twistypencil@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] twistypencil@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year 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