[tor-bugs] #9387 [Tor Launcher]: Tor Launcher/Torbutton should provide a "Security Slider"

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#9387: Tor Launcher/Torbutton should provide a "Security Slider"
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     Reporter:           |      Owner:  brade
  mikeperry              |     Status:  new
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  enhancement            |    Version:
     Priority:  major    |   Keywords:  tbb-security, tbb-usability, tbb-
    Component:  Tor      |  linkability, tbb-3.0
  Launcher               |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by arma):

 Replying to [comment:23 cypherpunks]:
 > Why don't you check out PrefBar?
 >
 > It has a '''checkbox''' to '''enable/disable JavaScript'''.
 >
 > PrefBar hasn't anything to do with HTML5. Unless you want to.
 >
 > I've suggested this solution 5 months ago. It's sad to see that the
 torproject blog is full of posts that requests an easy way of disabling
 JavaScript, while the solution awaits your blessing (and expert vetting of
 privacy and security issues.)

 No, that's a different issue.

 There is already an easy way to disable javascript in TBB 3.5:
 https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorBrowserBundle3FAQ#HowdoIdisableJavaScript

 The goal of this ticket is to let the user select a security posture,
 which would affect multiple settings, before any pages are even loaded.

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