[tbb-bugs] #26146 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Setting `general.useragent.override` does not spoof the platform part anymore in ESR 60 which is confusing

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#26146: Setting `general.useragent.override` does not spoof the platform part
anymore in ESR 60 which is confusing
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 Reporter:  gk                        |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  ff60-esr                  |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                            |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by sysrqb):

 Replying to [comment:4 viktorj]:
 > This is also bad for anonymity. With Tor Browser 8.0a9 the results on
 panopticlick.eff.org look as expected, except for "Platform" and "User
 Agent" which reveal the OS (Linux in my case).

 The platform/OS on which Tor Browser is running can be detected multiple
 ways, spoofing the user agent is simply a low-hanging fruit for obscuring
 it. The usefulness of this is debatable, but we should minimize the
 differences between platforms when it is possible.

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