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==Address leakage and VPNs==
==Address leakage and VPNs==
===Undocumented===
A lot has yet to be documented, and a lot has been and has yet to be implemented.
In the vacuum, prefs like media.peerconnection.ice.proxy_only_if_behind_proxy are getting 'documented' like [https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/8hjh3h/google_voice_psa_if_you_have_been_recently_having/ this].
===Test===
* a [https://diafygi.github.io/webrtc-ips/ test for WebRTC leaks] (partial?)


===Prefs that control ICE Candidate generation===
===Prefs that control ICE Candidate generation===
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===Hooks to control access to createOffer/createAnswer===
===Hooks to control access to createOffer/createAnswer===
Firefox 43 (uplifted to 42) supports hooks that allow an extension to allow or deny calls to createOffer and createAnswer -- {{Bug|1189060}}
With the removal of old-style add-ons in Firefox 57, the following information is no longer applicable. An equivalent WebExtensions API is under development, but not yet complete. See {{Bug|1281833}} for details.
 
<s>Firefox 43 (uplifted to 42) supports hooks that allow an extension to allow or deny calls to createOffer and createAnswer -- {{Bug|1189060}}
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   // Add-ons can override stock permission behavior by doing:
   // Add-ons can override stock permission behavior by doing:
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Example extension: http://hancke.name/tmp/verhueterli.xpi (source: https://github.com/fippo/plumber).  Note: unsigned extensions require flipping a pref to use (and can't be used in Beta 41).
Example extension: http://hancke.name/tmp/verhueterli.xpi (source: https://github.com/fippo/plumber).  Note: unsigned extensions require flipping a pref to use (and can't be used in Beta 41).</s>
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