[tbb-bugs] #25658 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Activity 2.1: Improve user understanding and user control by clarifying Tor Browser's security features

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#25658: Activity 2.1: Improve user understanding and user control by clarifying Tor
Browser's security features
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 Reporter:  isabela                        |          Owner:  antonela
     Type:  project                        |         Status:  assigned
 Priority:  High                           |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser       |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                         |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  ux-team, TorBrowserTeam201804  |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                                 |        Sponsor:  Sponsor17
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Comment (by antonela):

 Thank people for jumping on this ticket! For sure, privacy and security
 concepts have diffuse borders for user's interpretation.

 Last week we talked about which icon/image/metaphor represents "security"
 better, and the lock seems to be the most robust option.

 I tried to avoid empty states, or the idea of something is wrong when the
 setting is at the default level.

 I worked on two ideas:

 -
 https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/attachment/ticket/25658/25658%20-%203.png
 This option shows some progress which I know is not exactly what the
 configuration represents but in some way it shows the status of the
 security level.

 -
 https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/attachment/ticket/25658/25658%20-%204.png
 Talking with Hiro about this came up the idea about more circles, more
 security. And it also works as a representation of a layer of protection.
 So, adding layers/circles, we add security. Does it look like an abstract
 onion? :)

 Open to discuss all these ideas during our meeting today!

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