Re: [tor-talk] Download Helper

2014-01-07 Thread grarpamp
> the youtube-dl python script often works (with Tor and an http-proxy) > but we lose all the benefits of TBB. it also often didnt work as well > as videodownloadhelper last time i used either of them. youtube-dl is useful. test its proxy carefully though, attempting to authenticate to a site may

Re: [tor-talk] Download Helper

2014-01-06 Thread Nunostc
On Mon, 06 Jan 2014 08:55:12 -0500 krishna e bera wrote: > > however i think the original question related to saving the videos > that we are able to see. currently it is outrageously tricky to do > so. software that purports to enhance users freedom and privacy > (namely Firefox) ought to make

Re: [tor-talk] Download Helper

2014-01-06 Thread krishna e bera
On 14-01-05 09:34 PM, Nunostc wrote: >> for example, if you wanted to watch >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHsM10hhmIU and got the error saying >> you needed to install flash in the tor browser, you need to use >> "embed" and the video id to get it to play. The url would be >> https://www.yout

Re: [tor-talk] Download Helper

2014-01-05 Thread Nunostc
On Fri, 03 Jan 2014 22:21:31 + Tempest wrote: > Nunostc: > > Hi all, > > > > I am learning Tor an trying to use it more every day. One problem > > that I have is that when I browse for videos in Youtube using Tails > > or Tor Browser Boundle I can not view all the videos. HTML5 does > > not

Re: [tor-talk] Download Helper

2014-01-05 Thread Lunar
Olivier Cornu: > I haven't checked the project in the last couple years, yet in the past GM > had to deal with significant security issues. > As so many projects it grew from a few hacks and ended much wider than ever > intended, with the usual design and coding scars. But the main obstacle was > t

Re: [tor-talk] Download Helper

2014-01-04 Thread Olivier Cornu
On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 11:37 PM, Lunar wrote: > > If this is just about transforming the URL, couldn't you use an HTTPS > > Everywhere rule? Then you wouldn't have to install ( and audit :) ) > > Greasemonkey. > > I had more in mind of locating the “normal” video window, and replacing > it with a

Re: [tor-talk] Download Helper

2014-01-04 Thread Lunar
Alexander Dietrich: > >I am not an expert in Firefox tweaks, but it was my understanding that > >Greasemonkey could be used to turn nice hacks into scripts. We could > >then maybe improve the situation for all Tor Browser Bundle users by > >shipping the script with the bundle. > > If this is just

Re: [tor-talk] Download Helper

2014-01-04 Thread Griffin Boyce
That awkward moment when YouPorn has better HTML5 support than Google. Alexander Dietrich said: If this is just about transforming the URL, couldn't you use an HTTPS Everywhere rule? Then you wouldn't have to install ( and audit :) ) Greasemonkey. True, though that would remove many of the

Re: [tor-talk] Download Helper

2014-01-04 Thread mick
On Fri, 3 Jan 2014 21:10:59 + Nunostc allegedly wrote: > A thing I normally do when browsing the web using Debian that does no > support HTML5 is install the plugin Download Helper to download the > videos so I can watch them offline. That works very good. I would like > to know if there is a

Re: [tor-talk] Download Helper

2014-01-04 Thread Tempest
Alexander Dietrich: > If this is just about transforming the URL, couldn't you use an HTTPS > Everywhere rule? Then you wouldn't have to install ( and audit :) ) > Greasemonkey. the "embed" url tweak is a very quick and dirty work around. you lose a number of other youtube features with it, such a

Re: [tor-talk] Download Helper

2014-01-04 Thread Alexander Dietrich
I am not an expert in Firefox tweaks, but it was my understanding that Greasemonkey could be used to turn nice hacks into scripts. We could then maybe improve the situation for all Tor Browser Bundle users by shipping the script with the bundle. If this is just about transforming the URL, couldn

Re: [tor-talk] Download Helper

2014-01-04 Thread Olivier Cornu
On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 10:50 AM, Lunar wrote: > Tempest: > > don't use a plugin. i've had success with a simple url tweak in the > > instances where youtube claims flash is required. you just need to place > > "embed" in the url at the right place. > > > > for example, if you wanted to watch > >

Re: [tor-talk] Download Helper

2014-01-04 Thread Lunar
Tempest: > don't use a plugin. i've had success with a simple url tweak in the > instances where youtube claims flash is required. you just need to place > "embed" in the url at the right place. > > for example, if you wanted to watch > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHsM10hhmIU and got the error

Re: [tor-talk] Download Helper

2014-01-03 Thread Nunostc
On Fri, 03 Jan 2014 22:21:31 + Tempest wrote: > Nunostc: > > Hi all, > > > > I am learning Tor an trying to use it more every day. One problem > > that I have is that when I browse for videos in Youtube using Tails > > or Tor Browser Boundle I can not view all the videos. HTML5 does > > not

Re: [tor-talk] Download Helper

2014-01-03 Thread Tempest
Nunostc: > Hi all, > > I am learning Tor an trying to use it more every day. One problem that > I have is that when I browse for videos in Youtube using Tails or Tor > Browser Boundle I can not view all the videos. HTML5 does not fully > supported for Tor Browser. > > A thing I normally do when b

[tor-talk] Download Helper

2014-01-03 Thread Nunostc
Hi all, I am learning Tor an trying to use it more every day. One problem that I have is that when I browse for videos in Youtube using Tails or Tor Browser Boundle I can not view all the videos. HTML5 does not fully supported for Tor Browser. A thing I normally do when browsing the web using Deb