Interactive check - Language (locale settings) - how it can be leaked
On our website http://ipleak.com you can check whether the information about your locale settings — the list of active languages, browser language preferences, and some others — can be leaking.
How locale settings leaks may occur?
Information leaks can occur through the browser HTTP headers, JavaScript, and plug-ins like Java or Flash, as well as through certain techniques of TCP/IP stack packet analysis like p0f. (A data packet, IP packet, or simply “packet” is a small, individual piece of data sent over the network between a browser and a server.)
You can check for information leaks on our website:
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HTTP headers — see the HTTP headers your browser sends.
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JavaScript — see what data about your system may be accessed through JavaScript.
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Java — see the data sent through your Java plug-in.
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Adobe Flash — see the data your Flash plug-in sends.
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Proxy / VPN Detection (MTU/MSS/p0f) — check what passive packet listening may reveal about your system.
How to get protected:
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The HTTP headers your browser send can be edited using special extensions.
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Disable JavaScript or use a browser extension to configure a list of trusted websites where running JavaScript is allowed.
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Disable or remove Java and Flash plugins.
- Your network interface settings can be modified to protect against fingerprinting techniques related to passive packet listening (p0f).