[tbb-bugs] #18946 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Investigate fingerprinting potential of lack of H.264 support (was: Investigate fingerprinting potential of enabling H.264 on Linux)

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#18946: Investigate fingerprinting potential of lack of H.264 support
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:  tbb-
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     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-fingerprinting,                  |  Actual Points:
  TorBrowserTeam201605                           |
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 Replying to [comment:5 arthuredelstein]:
 > One option might be to bundle H.264 support.
 Good idea. Most modern browsers support it
 http://html5test.com/compare/feature/video.codecs.mp4.h264.html
 And it also makes https://www.youtube.com/html5 happy.
 Not only Linux affected.
 Built-in support is much more better, than relying on systems' backends
 and 3rd-party codecs.

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