[tor-bugs] #14351 [Tor Browser]: HTTP accept-language header fingerprinting detail

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#14351: HTTP accept-language header fingerprinting detail
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 Reporter:  Leto            |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect          |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Low             |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor Browser     |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal          |     Resolution:  worksforme
 Keywords:  fingerprinting  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                  |         Points:
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Changes (by mcs):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => worksforme


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:1 cypherpunks]:
 > AFAICT this is no longer an issue since Firefox 36 (and its related ESR
 release) according to https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-US/docs/2015
 /language-names-in-accept-language-header-are-now-canonicalized/.

 Thanks for tracking down this info. I just tested with Tor Browser 5.0.6
 to confirm that the normalization does indeed happen, and it does.
 Therefore this problem does not exist in Tor Browser 5.x.

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