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

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#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:  reopened 
    Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:           
   Component:  TorBrowserButton  |     Version:           
  Resolution:                    |    Keywords:           
      Parent:                    |      Points:           
Actualpoints:                    |  
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Changes (by DC):

  * status:  closed => reopened
  * resolution:  implemented =>


Comment:

 Wait... Huh? Why is this marked as "implemented"? The feature requested is
 *NOT* implemented. If you think that this is a BAD idea and that you
 prefer to set a common user agent string, then you should mark the feature
 as "will not implement".

 Current implementation: Fixed, manually updated UA string to matches the
 current ESR.

 Proposed implementation: Dynamically selected UA string from a list for
 each page load.

 These are not the same feature in the slightest. Please re-read the issue.
 If you think that the issue is a bad idea, mark the issue as "will not
 implement" and preferably explain briefly why you think that the current
 implementation provides more privacy than a randomly selected, dynamically
 changing UA string.

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