Question:
Tor Browser- Https problem with Flast Player?
MR.T
2012-09-30 02:42:40 UTC
Hi
I am trying to open youtube with TOR browser, but it gives me an error message most of time when i open some video on youtube. 'You need to upgrade your Adobe Flash Player to watch this video" Sometimes it plays the video but most of the time it sticks with this message. I tried to install the plugin several time but it does not update the plugin in TOR browser.
Kindly tell me how to Install Flash player in TOR browser, or suggest me any other Free HTTPS software which can Play youtube videos.
Thanks
Six answers:
Chet
2012-09-30 04:23:26 UTC
Tor is for anonymous browsing. The flash plug in is a third party plug in. This can compromise your anonymity. If you install third party plug in you may as well not use Tor.



If you want anonymity and the use of flash, I recommend using a livecd called TAILS (The Amnesic Incognito Live System). Everything to and from a computer that has booted into TAILS will be through the Tor network.

https://tails.boum.org/



Tor FAQ



I can't view videos on YouTube and other Flash-based sites. Why?



YouTube and similar sites require third party browser plugins such as Flash. Plugins operate independently from Firefox and can perform activity on your computer that ruins your anonymity. This includes but is not limited to: completely disregarding proxy settings, querying your local IP address, and storing their own cookies. It is possible to use a LiveCD solution such as or The Amnesic Incognito Live System that creates a secure, transparent proxy to protect you from proxy bypass, however issues with local IP address discovery and Flash cookies still remain.



If you are not concerned about being tracked by these sites (and sites that try to unmask you by pretending to be them), and are unconcerned about your local censors potentially noticing you visit them, you can enable plugins by going into the Torbutton Preferences->Security Settings->Dynamic Content tab and unchecking "Disable plugins during Tor usage" box. If you do this without The Amnesic Incognito Live System or appropriate firewall rules, we strongly suggest you at least use NoScript to block plugins. You do not need to use the NoScript per-domain permissions if you check the Apply these restrictions to trusted sites too option under the NoScript Plugins preference tab. In fact, with this setting you can even have NoScript allow Javascript globally, but still block all plugins until you click on their placeholders in a page. We also recommend Better Privacy in this case to help you clear your Flash cookies.



The Tor Browser Bundle does not work with Flash or other plugins by design. If you wish to run these plugins over Tor, you need to install Tor and configure your own instance of Firefox.

https://www.torproject.org/torbutton/torbutton-faq.html.en#noflash
?
2016-11-10 14:31:32 UTC
Tor Browser Flash
Mark
2012-09-30 03:57:29 UTC
Hello,



Have you tried to install flash player to your PC instead of TOR plugin? You can find it here: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/?no_redirect
anonymous
2014-07-22 22:04:13 UTC
Hi there,

Try one of the latest version of Adobe Falsh Player. link http://bitly.com/1p3PBMZ

You need the last version of Adobe Flash Player to be able to watch all the viedos on internet.

Good Bye
anonymous
2016-09-21 02:25:08 UTC
Looking for a good answer on this too
?
2016-09-17 01:52:00 UTC
I often end up asking the same question on other sites


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