[tor-bugs] #5501 [TorBrowserButton]: enable Do-Not-Track DNT by default

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#5501: enable Do-Not-Track DNT by default
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    Reporter:  cypherpunks       |       Owner:  mikeperry
        Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  closed   
    Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:           
   Component:  TorBrowserButton  |     Version:           
  Resolution:  wontfix           |    Keywords:           
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Changes (by mikeperry):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => wontfix


Comment:

 FYI: MS apparently decided to troll either DNT, Google, or websites
 supporting DNT, and set it by default in IE 10. However, a new clause in
 the standard was quickly proposed that states that users themselves have
 to opt-in to DNT: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/06/default-do-not-
 track/

 I would personally recommend against that, since it's really just another
 fingerprinting bit for bad actors. However, either way, it seems clear
 that we should not do this.

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