🆕 Software Suggestion | Behave! #1998

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2020-07-18T19:11:05Z

Mikaela commented

2020-07-18 19:11:05 +00:00

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Basic Information

Name: Behave!
Category: Browser extensions
URL: https://github.com/mindedsecurity/behave

Description

Behave is a browser extension that detects port scanning performed by websites. E.g. Ebay has been caught up doing this.

Why I am making the suggestion

I think it's interesting to know when that happens and it's a potential privacy issue which is why sofware such as Tor Browser has prevented it. I think PrivacyTools may wish to keep an eye on it.

My connection with the software

I have no connection, I learnt of it from this Ghacks article earlier this month.

I will keep the issue up-to-date if something I have said changes or I remember a connection with the software.

## Basic Information **Name:** Behave! **Category:** Browser extensions **URL:** https://github.com/mindedsecurity/behave ## Description Behave is a browser extension that detects port scanning performed by websites. E.g. [Ebay](https://www.techradar.com/news/ebay-is-port-scanning-users-pcs) has been caught up doing this. ## Why I am making the suggestion I think it's interesting to know when that happens and it's a potential privacy issue which is why sofware such as Tor Browser has prevented it. I think PrivacyTools may wish to keep an eye on it. ## My connection with the software I have no connection, I learnt of it from this [Ghacks article earlier this month](https://www.ghacks.net/2020/07/05/behave-for-chrome-and-firefox-warns-you-of-port-scans-and-local-attacks/). - [x] I will keep the issue up-to-date if something I have said changes or I remember a connection with the software.

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hugoncosta commented

2020-07-25 10:10:38 +00:00

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Although I certainly applaud increasing awareness of any tactics companies might be using to decrease our privacy, the software does just that, warn. To me, it'd be a great addition when it/another came up with a way to block these requests instead of just warning us it's happening.

Looking at this from an unexperienced user, I know ebay does it's best to track my behaviour, but I still need to use their services, thus I want all the software I can get that will block those tactics.

From the article you linked, that won't be too far off into the future though:

Behave! notifies users if sites misbehave or if DNS rebinding attacks are performed. The extension comes without any options to block the site behavior. The developer plans to introduce new features in future versions of the extension. Plans are underway to integrate a whitelist in the application and an option to "track back the code performing the suspicious activity".

On the other hand, if this picks up steam, I would probably see the blocking code being merged into something like Privacy Badger, thus avoiding having a ton of extensions.

Although I certainly applaud increasing awareness of any tactics companies might be using to decrease our privacy, the software does just that, warn. To me, it'd be a great addition when it/another came up with a way to block these requests instead of just warning us it's happening. Looking at this from an unexperienced user, I know ebay does it's best to track my behaviour, but I still need to use their services, thus I want all the software I can get that will block those tactics. From the article you linked, that won't be too far off into the future though: > Behave! notifies users if sites misbehave or if DNS rebinding attacks are performed. The extension comes without any options to block the site behavior. The developer plans to introduce new features in future versions of the extension. Plans are underway to integrate a whitelist in the application and an option to "track back the code performing the suspicious activity". On the other hand, if this picks up steam, I would probably see the blocking code being merged into something like Privacy Badger, thus avoiding having a ton of extensions.

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lynn-stephenson commented

2020-10-22 16:41:18 +00:00

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This issue should be closed. @freddy-m

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