[tbb-bugs] #32418 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Torbrowser tells on every start, that it can't update although it is newest
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#32418: Torbrowser tells on every start, that it can't update although it is newest
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Reporter: Yeti | Owner: tbb-team
Type: defect | Status: needs_information
Priority: Medium | Milestone:
Component: Applications/Tor Browser | Version:
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: tbb-update | Actual Points:
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Reviewer: | Sponsor:
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Comment (by Yeti):
Replying to [comment:5 boklm]:
> In some cases it can be useful to have a way to disable the updater, so
I think having support for the `app.update.enabled` pref would be nice.
I support that.
At least until Mozilla decides to change this doubtful behaviour. Programs
started with user rights shouldn't be able to write into program
directories. It's easy to click away the warning at every start but when
it gets habitual (or someone writes a userscript for that), it's bad.
Replying to [comment:4 mcs]:
> Another alternative would be to decide that installing in a read-only
area of the file system [...] is not something we can support.
This would be the worst case, especially for security related software.
(IMHO this even should be default.)
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/32418#comment:6>
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