VPN leaks users’ IPs via WebRTC
I don't use VPNs. For me, the more alarming information here is that SOCKS and Tor proxies are also leaking IP addresses.
If a SOCKS proxy is configured in browser, isn't it the browser's responsibility to ensure all outgoing traffic - including WebRTC - goes via the proxy? Are these browser bugs?<p>Update: Can confirm Firefox Quantum with SOCKS proxy leaks the address. Oh dear!<p>Update 2: I didn't realize this is how WebRTC actually works. FF even has an entire page for tweaking this stuff <a href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/WebRTC/Privacy" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/WebRTC/Privacy</a>. I hate it when features like these, which atleast in my case go mostly unused, have such critical weaknesses by design and it's not announced anywhere with a big red danger sign.