[tor-bugs] #6217 [Firefox Patch Issues]: Fingerprintable information in browser update behavior

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#6217: Fingerprintable information in browser update behavior
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks           |          Owner:  mikeperry
     Type:  defect                |         Status:  new      
 Priority:  minor                 |      Milestone:           
Component:  Firefox Patch Issues  |        Version:           
 Keywords:                        |         Parent:           
   Points:                        |   Actualpoints:           
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Comment(by Shondoit):

 The Tor Browser Bundle has updating disabled by default.
 Because TBB contains a patched version of FF, we don't want to update to a
 non-patched stock version of FF.

 The Update preference does not seem to be completely locked, but that's a
 different issue.

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