[HTTPS-Everywhere] HTTPS Everywhere bug?

[Peter Eckersley]

Hi Reggie,

You have probably configured Firefox to use Anonymizer as an HTTP proxy, but
not an SSL (ie, HTTPS) proxy.  So all your HTTPS connections are travelling
directly from your machine, and HTTPS Everywhere just makes that more
noticeable.

On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 06:49:26PM -0400, Reginald Smith wrote:
> Hi, I'm Reggie and I have been using HTTPS Everywhere for a while. I also
> use Anonymizer NetShield while browsing. What I have noticed is that if I
> use both, Google can detect my IP and location accurately while if I only
> use Anonymizer, my IP and location are fully anonymized. I assume that this
> is because the SSL connection with Google somehow bypasses the Anonymizer
> tunnel but I don't know for sure. Is this something people should be aware
> of?
> 
> -- 
> Reginald Smith (史瑞吉）
> rsmith at sloan.mit.edu

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