[tbb-bugs] #32983 [Applications/Tor Browser]: browser.sessionhistory.max_entries has no effect

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#32983: browser.sessionhistory.max_entries has no effect
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 Reporter:  pf.team                  |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                   |         Status:  new
 Priority:  High                     |      Component:  Applications/Tor
                                     |  Browser
  Version:                           |       Severity:  Major
 Keywords:  tabs history tbb-        |  Actual Points:
  usability tbb-fingerprinting       |
  tbb-9.0-issues                     |
Parent ID:                           |         Points:
 Reviewer:                           |        Sponsor:
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 Prior to version 9.* users could change browser.sessionhistory.max_entries
 to restrict history length for every separate browser tab, by setting a
 value lower than the default 50.
 This allowed, on one hand, to prevent additional data being collected
 about the user - namely, how many pages they visited in this particular
 tab -  and on the other, somewhat cut down on memory consumption.

 Tor Browser version 9 and higher ignore all
 browser.sessionhistory.max_entries values below 50.

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