[tor-bugs] #7494 [Firefox Patch Issues]: Create local homepage for TBB

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#7494: Create local homepage for TBB
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 Reporter:  mikeperry                  |          Owner:  mikeperry
     Type:  enhancement                |         Status:  new      
 Priority:  major                      |      Milestone:           
Component:  Firefox Patch Issues       |        Version:           
 Keywords:  tbb-usability, tbb-bounty  |         Parent:           
   Points:                             |   Actualpoints:           
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Comment(by phobos):

 We should use the page as is, with infoboxes and all. The problem right
 now is that people get to check and have no idea what it means nor what to
 do next. In testing, a huge number of people see the check page and then
 flip to their non-tor browser and assume everything is anonymized. In
 testing, the new success/fail pages worked much better. We should change
 "Your Browser" to say "This Browser".

 He purposely created the page in text and css to make it portable and
 lightweight.

 I'm not convinced we should change to startpage, as DDG supports Tor
 moreso than SP. SP is already the default search engine in TBB.

 I strongly suggest we use the new start/fail pages as is and work off the
 empirical data of feedback and testing.

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