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WebRTC leak

A browser API that can expose local or real addresses despite a VPN or proxy.

WebRTC enables real-time communication in browsers. During ICE candidate gathering it may reveal local network addresses — and in some configurations, a public address different from the one the site sees.

For account safety this matters: a VPN that hides the HTTP address can still leak a private IP through WebRTC, and platforms can correlate it.

Check it yourself: our fingerprint panel shows whether WebRTC exposes a private address in your browser.

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