[tor-bugs] #2988 [Tor Relay]: information disclosure: operating system and platform

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#2988: information disclosure: operating system and platform
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 Reporter:  tagnaq     |          Owner:     
     Type:  defect     |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal     |      Milestone:     
Component:  Tor Relay  |        Version:     
 Keywords:             |         Parent:     
   Points:             |   Actualpoints:     
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Comment(by tagnaq):

 Replying to [comment:5 rransom]:
 > they are free to modify their copy of Tor to either not report its
 version and/or platform or report a false version and/or platform, and
 they are free to run their modified copy of Tor as a relay on the public
 Tor network.

 Sebastian wrote:
 > Not reporting version is actively harmful, because Tor clients use that
 to decide what to use a given relay for.
 (from #2980)

 What is correct?

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