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We've all turned off trimURLs but what else is hiding in there?

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[โ€“] Atemu@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And why would you want that disabled besides not requiring it?

[โ€“] hal_5700X@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

WebRTC leaks your IP allowing third-party websites to exploit the WebRTC in your browser to detect your real IP address and use it to identify you.

You still can use desktop apps to do that.