[tor-bugs] #9501 [TorBrowserButton]: Reduce TorBrowser's fingerprint by making the user agent string blend into the crowd

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Tue Aug 20 06:04:25 UTC 2013


#9501: Reduce TorBrowser's fingerprint by making the user agent string blend into
the crowd
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    Reporter:  DC                |       Owner:  mikeperry
        Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  closed   
    Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:           
   Component:  TorBrowserButton  |     Version:           
  Resolution:  implemented       |    Keywords:           
      Parent:                    |      Points:           
Actualpoints:                    |  
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Changes (by lunar):

  * status:  new => closed
  * version:  Tor: unspecified =>
  * resolution:  => implemented


Comment:

 The Tor Browser already sets a common user agent string. See the
 `extensions.torbutton.useragent_override` property. It is manually updated
 to match the current ESR.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/9501#comment:2>
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