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#1 Re: Epic Privacy Browser - Help & Troubleshooting » Proxy management problem: Proxy changes during session » 2014-11-06 14:07:40

Still happening, IP 208.... always switches to 204.... after a short while!

#2 Re: Epic Privacy Browser - Help & Troubleshooting » Proxy management problem: Proxy changes during session » 2014-10-27 12:33:55

So this is not a very rare thing, the connection to the server is dropped after seconds to minutes. This is going on for days now. Why does this happen, please?

Thanks!

#3 Re: Epic Privacy Browser - Help & Troubleshooting » Proxy management problem: Proxy changes during session » 2014-10-24 10:23:04

Yes, it happens often, thats why I was posting this issue. Been happening all day today and yesterday.

To clarify: I start Epic and get connected via 208.94.247.130

Then I connect to a server, but after a short while I get thrown out. I take another look and realize the IP has changed to 204.27.58.34 in the meantime.

Generally
199.189.86.27
199.217.118.201
204.27.56.170
204.27.58.34
are not working, and then there is one Linode IP, but Linode is explicitly banned from many networks too.

Thanks!

#4 Epic Privacy Browser - Help & Troubleshooting » Proxy management problem: Proxy changes during session » 2014-10-24 08:55:05

this01
Replies: 6

I noticed the proxy changes during a session. Is this new in the current version? (37.0.2062.0 (278856))

Certain connections don't work well or not at all with certain proxies (because the proxies being used by Epic are most likely or may I say obviously also used by others, not necessarily Epic users, for illegitimate tasks).

Up to now I was most of the time able to restart Epic until I got a connection with a proxy that does not cause any trouble, but for a short time now I cannot establish a connection to certain servers. I now noticed that this is due to the proxy IP changing in the course of one session.

Can this be helped and maybe even with a switch to chose whether proxies are handled dynamically?

Thanks.

#5 Re: Epic Mac Bugs » Epic crashes frequently during closing » 2014-07-22 09:52:04

sai wrote:

Hi all, Can you tell me how to reproduce this? I tried cmd + Q several times, it did not crash for me.

On OS X 10.6.8 and 10.8.5

1. Update to current version 34.0.1771.0 (243083) via automatic updater.
2. After automatic restart, on system message that Epic crashed, click "ignore".
3. Quit Epic
4. Delete HiddenReflex Folder in ~/Library/ Application Support
5. Delete HiddenReflex Folder in ~/Library/Caches
6. Empty Trash
7. Start Epic
8. Hit Cmd-W until no window
9. Hit Cmd-Q to quit
10. System message pops up that Epic crashed.

Thanks.

#6 Re: Epic Privacy Browser - Privacy Features & Privacy Concerns » Browser Fingerprinting » 2014-07-17 18:36:19

Can you make the browser report a set or subset of fonts that will be the same for all users of Epic?

Thanks!

#8 Re: Epic Mac Bugs » URL at PCWorld.com reachable from Safari, not from Epic » 2014-07-16 10:54:29

I can reproduce what you describe. Note, however, that in Safari, I cannot open the page either, unless I change  h t t p s :  to  h t t p :

Thus, the issue just seems to be that Epic enforces https on that page.

#9 Epic Privacy Browser - Help & Troubleshooting » Version denomination » 2014-07-16 10:32:49

this01
Replies: 1

Thanks for your work!

I use Epic on Mac. Which version am I using, you're asking? Let me see ...

I am using version 34.0.1771.0 (243083) the about menu item tells me ...

No wait! ... the version is 2452, the update popup tells me
(at least the way I understand the message - technically, it only says that 2452 is the newest version of Epic, it however does not tell me that's the version I am using ...)

Wouldn't it be sensible for many reasons to have one scheme of naming version instead of two?

#10 Epic Privacy Browser - Privacy Features & Privacy Concerns » Proxy permanency » 2014-07-16 10:18:36

this01
Replies: 1

Thanks a lot for your work!

My concern is this:
I use the proxy. I switch off everything that could go around it (flash, JS ...).
Sometimes I see the green proxy icon in the address bar go red for a short time. Especially when reloading a page, like when it has become unresponsive, or when the proxy is slow/unreactive, etc.

Is it possible, that sometimes the proxy is not used, and data transferred directly?
Are you making sure by design that when the proxy is on, no direct connections are possible?
Are you making sure by design that when the proxy is on, it stays on unless a user actively switches it off?

#11 Re: Epic Privacy Browser - Other Feature Requests & Ideas » Block Javascript please! » 2014-07-16 10:11:56

The good ideas in this thread are still waiting to be implemented!

Whenever I do a new install or reset Epic, I have to go through all the preferences to get a workably "private" environment.

As to JavaScript, I do disable it globally, then selectively allow it for single pages/domains. Here, obviously, the problem remains that I cannot select within that allowed page which scripts to allow, and which not to allow. But this is a central point about privacy issues like tracking!

#12 Re: Epic Privacy Browser - Privacy Features & Privacy Concerns » Protection against viruses and sites containing malware.? » 2014-07-16 10:05:23

alok wrote:

Thanks, great suggestion regarding malwaredomains.com

Thanks, that is good to hear. So has there already been any effort to implement this simple blocklist technique?

#13 Re: Epic Privacy Browser - Privacy Features & Privacy Concerns » Browser Fingerprinting » 2014-07-16 09:54:39

alok wrote:

probably the best way to fingerprint a system/user would be via flash and os-level data like installed fonts.

Thanks for bringing this topic up.

Fortunately, Epic gives me the option to turn flash off.

Unfortunately, there is no such option for installed fonts information! Does it or does it not provide this info? Can this not be prevented by design?

#14 Re: Epic Privacy Browser - Privacy Features & Privacy Concerns » Real IP leaking with Proxy on! » 2014-07-16 09:48:35

sai wrote:

Yeah, our partner spotflux has not been reliable. We apologise for that.

We're setting up a much more stable proxy, in future, browsing will be much smoother, secure and stable.

Interesting! Why can't we learn such basic facts from the Epic main page? Like: what company where does provide the proxy function? Also, is this a paid service? Why are they doing it? Why have you picked them?

#15 Re: Epic Privacy Browser - Privacy Features & Privacy Concerns » epic and Uncle Sugar...has the NSA cracked epic already? » 2014-07-16 09:43:35

alok wrote:

Thanks -- keep pushing us on this!!

yes please do!

simple basic feature - yay for checksums!

#16 Re: Epic Mac Bugs » Epic crashes frequently during closing » 2014-07-16 09:21:38

sai, deleting these directories does not solve the issue. Epic still crashes on quit.

Besides, everyone trying this solution should notice that it will set Epic preferences to default!

Epic version 34.0.1771.0 (243083) [says 2452 upon crashing]

OS X version 10.6.8 _and_ 10.8.5

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