An unfortunate side-effect is that your real IPIPs risk being exposed and strip you of your anonymity.

In our tests weve been able to confirm that the issue is present in Windows and to a lesser extent on Android, Linux, and OS X.

To see if WebRTC is enabled and if youre leaking your real IP you can go here.

If you have disabled WebRTC or your browser does not support it, no IP addresses should show up under Your local IP addresses: or Your public IP addresses.

Please keep in mind that disabling WebRTC of course will lead to WebRTC applications not working.

Therefore you might want to re-enable it when youre not using Mullvad.

Chrome on Android To disable Enter chrome:flagsdisable-webrtc in the address bar and press enter Press Enable under that option Reboot your phone To enable Enter chrome:flagsdisable-webrtc in the address bar and press enter Press Disable under that option Reboot your phone Chrome on iOS Chrome on iOS does not seem to implement the vulnerable parts of WebRTC yet.

Chrome There is no known working solution, only a plugin that is easily circumvented.

If you click it, it will turn grey which means WebRTC is enabled.

If you wish to manually disable or enable WebRTC you can use these instructions: To disable Enter about:config in the address bar and press enter Press the button Ill be careful, I promise Type in media.peerconnection.enabled in the search bar (there should be only one entry) Right-click the entry choose Toggle, the column Value should now be false To enable Enter about:config in the address bar and press enter Press the button Ill be careful, I promise Type in media.peerconnection.enabled in the search bar (there should be only one entry) Right-click the entry choose Toggle, the column Value should now be true Internet Explorer Internet explorer does not implement WebRTC yet.

Advanced options For advanced users there is the NoScript plugin for Firefox and the ScriptSafe plugin for Chrome.

Cancel Webrtc On Chrome Install Any Of

If you install any of these or are already using one of them you are protected for as long as you do not allow javascript on any of the websites you visit.

This allows you to make a tradeoff and allow websites that youre sure do not use WebRTC or that youre not afraid to disclose your real IP to.

Be aware that these plugins break many sites if you do not allow javascript on them.

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