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WebRTC Leaks

Browsers can directly expose local and public IPs via WebRTC unless disabled or hardened

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What technical misconfigurations commonly cause IP leaks when combining VPNs and Tor, and how can they be detected?

Combining a VPN with Tor can improve privacy but commonly misconfigured elements—UDP/DHT traffic, DNS and IPv6 handling, split‑tunneling or client app errors, WebRTC in browsers, and badly managed VPN...