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<blockquote data-quote="HarborFront" data-source="post: 1077846" data-attributes="member: 55987"><p><span style="font-size: 18px">Making Outgoing Connections - LW vs Mullvad Browser</span></p><p></p><p>LW</p><p></p><p>Quote</p><p></p><h3><a href="https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/#does-librewolf-make-any-outgoing-connections" target="_blank">Does LibreWolf make any outgoing connections?#</a></h3><p>Yes, but they aren't in any way privacy invading and they were carefully evaluated. Specifically they are needed to fetch and update the blocking lists used by <a href="https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Can-you-trust-uBlock-Origin%3F" target="_blank">uBO</a>, <a href="https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/#what-is-enhanced-tracking-protection" target="_blank">Tracking Protection</a> and certificate revocation, which we considered more important than disabling all outgoing connections, especially ones that are harmless. LibreWolf also maintains an open WebSocket towards Mozilla's push server to check wether you have received push notifications from websites you have subscribed to.</p><p></p><p>With that being said, LibreWolf is still committed to removing all privacy invading connections, and to keep all connections to the bare minimum required to maximize and balance privacy and security.</p><p></p><p>Unquote</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/[/URL]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Mullvad Browser</p><p></p><p>Quote</p><p></p><h4><a href="https://support.torproject.org/mullvad-browser/does-mullvad-browser-make-outgoing-connections/#topic_does-mullvad-browser-make-outgoing-connections" target="_blank">Does Mullvad Browser make any outgoing connections?</a></h4><p>Yes, here are the full list of requests Mullvad Browser makes by default:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Browser update (Mullvad)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mullvad Browser Extension update (Mullvad)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mullvad DoH (Mullvad)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">NoScript/Ublock Origin update (Mozilla)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Certificates & Domains update (Mozilla)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ublock Origin filter lists update (various lists)</li> </ul><p>Unquote</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://support.torproject.org/mullvad-browser/does-mullvad-browser-make-outgoing-connections/[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HarborFront, post: 1077846, member: 55987"] [SIZE=5]Making Outgoing Connections - LW vs Mullvad Browser[/SIZE] LW Quote [HEADING=2][URL='https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/#does-librewolf-make-any-outgoing-connections']Does LibreWolf make any outgoing connections?#[/URL][/HEADING] Yes, but they aren't in any way privacy invading and they were carefully evaluated. Specifically they are needed to fetch and update the blocking lists used by [URL='https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Can-you-trust-uBlock-Origin%3F']uBO[/URL], [URL='https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/#what-is-enhanced-tracking-protection']Tracking Protection[/URL] and certificate revocation, which we considered more important than disabling all outgoing connections, especially ones that are harmless. LibreWolf also maintains an open WebSocket towards Mozilla's push server to check wether you have received push notifications from websites you have subscribed to. With that being said, LibreWolf is still committed to removing all privacy invading connections, and to keep all connections to the bare minimum required to maximize and balance privacy and security. Unquote [URL unfurl="true"]https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/[/URL] Mullvad Browser Quote [HEADING=3][URL='https://support.torproject.org/mullvad-browser/does-mullvad-browser-make-outgoing-connections/#topic_does-mullvad-browser-make-outgoing-connections']Does Mullvad Browser make any outgoing connections?[/URL][/HEADING] Yes, here are the full list of requests Mullvad Browser makes by default: [LIST] [*]Browser update (Mullvad) [*]Mullvad Browser Extension update (Mullvad) [*]Mullvad DoH (Mullvad) [*]NoScript/Ublock Origin update (Mozilla) [*]Certificates & Domains update (Mozilla) [*]Ublock Origin filter lists update (various lists) [/LIST] Unquote [URL unfurl="true"]https://support.torproject.org/mullvad-browser/does-mullvad-browser-make-outgoing-connections/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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