[tor-bugs] #8675 [EFF-HTTPS Everywhere]: Unnecessary connection to check.torproject.org

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#8675: Unnecessary connection to check.torproject.org
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks           |          Owner:  pde          
     Type:  defect                |         Status:  new          
 Priority:  normal                |      Milestone:               
Component:  EFF-HTTPS Everywhere  |        Version:  HTTPS-E 3.1.4
 Keywords:                        |         Parent:  #7179        
   Points:                        |   Actualpoints:               
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Changes (by pde):

  * parent:  => #7179


Comment:

 This is not really a bug.  HTTPS Everywhere checks to see if Tor is
 present so that it knows how to render the Observatory preferences window,
 if the user chooses to open it.  That window needs to have all the tor
 options greyed out if tor is not available, and checking requires a
 connection to check.torproject.org which takes a long time to perform if
 it only begins after the user has asked for that window to open.

 Having said that, there ''is'' a real bug here, which is #7179.  The DNS
 query for check.torproject.org is going out over the regular network, when
 in fact it should be using Tor.

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