Re: [Tails-dev] [Tails-support] Block websites from reading …

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Autor: intrigeri
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Para: barfinspace, tails-dev, User support for Tails
Asunto: Re: [Tails-dev] [Tails-support] Block websites from reading or modifying Clipboard contents in Firefox
Hi,

forwarding to tails-dev@???, which is a more suitable place for
such a suggestion. See comments below.

barfinspace@??? wrote (09 Jan 2014 06:58:42 GMT) :
> Why hasn't this been disabled in TAILS?


> Full demonstration:


> http://www.ghacks.net/2014/01/08/block-websites-reading-modifying-clipboard-contents-firefox/


> In about:config -
> dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled


> "To block sites from reading or modifying Clipboard contents in Firefox, do the following:


>     Type about:config into Firefox's address bar and hit the enter key on the keyboard.
>     Confirm you will be careful if a warning message pops up.
>     Use the search up to to find the dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled preference.
>     The default value of the preference is true, which means that sites can intercept
> Clipboard events.
>     Double-click the preference to change its value to false.
>     Once set, it will block sites from intercepting these events.


> Tip: I suggest you monitor your online activities to see if any online editor or site
> behaves in a different way after you have disabled the feature.


> There is unfortunately no option to enable it for individual websites.


> Anyway, I highly suggest you set the value of the preference to false to block
> websites from manipulating Clipboard events in the web browser."


May you please check what the TBB is doing in this area?

It might be something worth fixing in Torbutton or a Tor Browser patch
rather than only in Tails.

Cheers,
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