[tor-bugs] #3100 [TorBrowserButton]: Reduce security prefs into a few groups

Mon Sep 10 08:42:13 UTC 2012

#3100: Reduce security prefs into a few groups
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 Reporter:  mikeperry                     |          Owner:  mikeperry                    
     Type:  defect                        |         Status:  new                          
 Priority:  major                         |      Milestone:  TorBrowserBundle 2.3.x-stable
Component:  TorBrowserButton              |        Version:                               
 Keywords:  tbb-disk-leak, tbb-usability  |         Parent:                               
   Points:                                |   Actualpoints:                               
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Changes (by gk):

 * cc: g.koppen@… (added)


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:11 mikeperry]:
 > I think "Defend against third party tracking" probably should be its own
 option, since the way we do it now involves disabling stuff like DOM
 Storage and third party cookies, which may actually break more than the
 ideal solution would.
 That label seems misleading to me: Fingerprinting might be done by third
 parties as well and is a means of tracking, too. Thus, if a user checks
 "Defend against third party tracking" she might come to think that
 fingerprinting is handled as well (which is not the case) which could lead
 to unexpected behavior. Maybe something like "Defend against third party
 identifiers" might fit better here.

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