avbeav OP wrote
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I am so much gonna make an extension like that!
celebratedrecluse wrote
Structural issue: it must allow for anonymization, which will limit throughput and thus ddos effectiveness.
I am interested to hear proposals for how to overcome this both technically and insofar as how to get this ext to comply with mozilla extension policies and be published online without censorship
avbeav OP wrote
I am interested to hear proposals for how to overcome this both technically and insofar as how to get this ext to comply with mozilla extension policies and be published online without censorship
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tell-the-truth/
celebratedrecluse wrote
lmao that's great!
avbeav OP wrote
Thanks for the idea.
I'm not sure how effective it will be but props to Mozilla reviewers for approving it.
I couldn't be bothered to add VPN or proxy as I think that's better configured elsewhere (in browser or OS settings). But I did put in this suggested target feature which is the same everywhere as it is not completely random but based on the UTC date, and put small random modifications to the query strings to maximize the amount of cache misses if a web cache like Varnish is used.
avbeav OP wrote
it must allow for anonymization,
Sure. Part of this could be for people to use a VPN, and part of it could be using a container-like apporach for the requests to avoid sending pre-existing cookies.
how to get this ext to comply with mozilla extension policies and be published online without censorship
That's an interesting one. Mozilla is currently allowing some extensions which are down a similar path. TrackMeNot and AdNauseum are specifically designed to flood advertising companies and search engines with phony data.
Even if they should choose to block it, I believe Firefox isn't much of a walled garden so it could be made available outside the Mozilla extensions page. If all else fails, it could be loaded through Grease Monkey although that would make it less accessible.
One thing I love about AdNauseum is the collage it makes of advertisements that it "clicks" along with the estimated cost of those ad clicks. It's important to consider the aesthetics.
onthepathforward wrote
Part of this could be for people to use a VPN
A VPN does NOT provide any real level of anonymity.
celebratedrecluse wrote
There's also this, and the face that a VPN or any other form of anonymization that I am familiar with will limit how much data is able to be pushed through the network. So my original point is still kinda unanswered imo
celebratedrecluse wrote
Perhaps the VPN could be bundled into the extension?
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