[tor-bugs] #10458 [Vidalia]: "New identity" button in Vidalia is misleading and should be renamed.

Sat Dec 21 13:53:34 UTC 2013

#10458: "New identity" button in Vidalia is misleading and should be renamed.
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks  |          Owner:  chiiph
     Type:  defect       |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:
Component:  Vidalia      |        Version:
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 Vidalia's "new identity" button creates a new circuit by issuing a NEWNYM
 request to Tor.

 This is confusing for users because in Torbutton in the Tor Browser there
 is a "new  identity" option which does something different (it also clears
 session data which could be used to link two identities).

 Vidalia's "new identity" should be renamed to reflect the fact that merely
 issuing a NEWNYM isn't enough to prevent two identities/sessions from
 being linked.

 I suggest calling it something like "new circuit" or "change exit IP
 address" etc.

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