[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:
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  critical               |   Keywords:  tbb-security, extdev-interview,
    Component:           |  MikePerry201401R
  TorBrowserButton       |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by ben):

 Ah, indeed, an updateKey is more secure than simple SSL with CAs.
 <https://developer.mozilla.org/de/docs/McCoy>
 noscript (coming with my TBB) doesn't have an updateURL, though, so
 there's the same weakness as for torbutton.

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