[tor-bugs] #10419 [Firefox Patch Issues]: Can requests to 127.0.0.1 be used to fingerprint the browser?
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#10419: Can requests to 127.0.0.1 be used to fingerprint the browser?
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Reporter: mikeperry | Owner: mikeperry
Type: task | Status: new
Priority: major | Milestone:
Component: Firefox Patch Issues | Version:
Resolution: | Keywords: tbb-fingerprinting
Actual Points: | Parent ID:
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Comment (by cypherpunks):
(cypherpunks2 here)
Replying to [comment:3 cypherpunks]:
> >I've grepped the 24.2.0 source tree for "127.0.0.1" [...]
> What about used extensions?
Good point, but there are no interesting matches in those either.
And Torbutton's "New Identity" still succeeds in opening a control
connection to 127.0.0.1.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10419#comment:4>
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