[tbb-bugs] #16633 [Tor Browser]: Enable and isolate Firefox connection prediction

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#16633: Enable and isolate Firefox connection prediction
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     Reporter:           |      Owner:  tbb-team
  mikeperry              |     Status:  new
         Type:           |  Milestone:
  enhancement            |    Version:
     Priority:  major    |   Keywords:  tbb-usability-performance,
    Component:  Tor      |  performance
  Browser                |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:1 mikeperry]:
 > I have a quick sketch of what we'd need to hack to perform a basic test
 of this here:
 > https://gitweb.torproject.org/user/mikeperry/tor-
 browser.git/commit/?h=bug16633-sketch
 >
 > That might be a good starting point to see if this thing works at all
 with a SOCKS proxy set, since it seems very much like the original
 prediction code wasn't ever tested for that case.

 Keep "The seer does not record any data, nor does it take any action, when
 in private browsing mode." in mind.

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