[tor-bugs] #10682 [TorBrowserButton]: Disable update pings for Torbutton and Tor Launcher

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#10682: Disable update pings for Torbutton and Tor Launcher
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     Reporter:           |      Owner:  mikeperry
  mikeperry              |     Status:  new
         Type:  defect   |  Milestone:
     Priority:           |    Version:
  critical               |   Keywords:  tbb-security, extdev-interview,
    Component:           |  MikePerry201401R
  TorBrowserButton       |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 >fix for #10419
 Security hole.

 >ExtendAllowPrivateAddresses
 no. ClientRejectInternalAddresses

 >The browser will no longer connect to directly to 127.0.0.1, nor will
 connections to 127.0.0.1 be sent to the exit node
 It's all depends Tor not Torbrowser that has security hole with passing
 localhost over proxy.

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