Add new FAQ: "Does WebTorrent leak your IP address?"

[feross]

Inspired by the thread here: https://www.reddit.com/r/WebTorrent/comments/52f3ns/since_webtorrent_uses_webrtc_does_it_leak_your_ip/

[dcposch]

WebRTC doesn't leak your IP if you're using a VPN, but it does leak your IP if you're using a browser proxy, right?

[feross]

WebRTC doesn't leak your IP if you're using a VPN, but it does leak your IP if you're using a browser proxy, right?

I've never heard of this being the case. Link?

[DiegoRBaquero]

@dcposch @feross It shouldn't. See https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=497040

[dcposch]

@DiegoRBaquero thanks. I remember seeing that bug. I think Firefox has the same issue:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=959893

Since it's an open bug in both Chrome and Firefox, we should mention that browser proxies won't help for now. You need a full VPN if you want to location/IP privacy.

[DiegoRBaquero]

@dcposch In Chrome it's actually fixed. And I think that Firefox's issue is about leaking the internal IP, not the real IP hidden behind a SOCKS proxy.

Using a VPN will not leak your real IP.

[feross]

Great, thanks for the investigation and discussion. Merging this now!

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