[tbb-bugs] #16694 [Tor Browser]: Tor browser users don't know about the guard design, and become worried

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#16694: Tor browser users don't know about the guard design, and become worried
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 Reporter:  arma         |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect       |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor Browser  |        Version:
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 We get a small but steady stream of confused users, contacting us because
 they keep pressing new identity, and their first relay is always the same,
 and they suspect an attack or a bug. I think some of them are using
 wireshark or the like to discover this "suspicious first relay", but I
 think others are using the Tor Browser's circuit visualizer.

 I wonder if there's some way to add a hint to the circuit visualizer to
 lead the user into realizing that the first hop is intended to remain
 static?

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16694>
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