[tor-bugs] #16316 [Tor Browser]: Disable New Tiles feature in Tor Browser based on ESR 38

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#16316: Disable New Tiles feature in Tor Browser based on ESR 38
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     Reporter:  gk           |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  task         |     Status:  new
     Priority:  major        |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor Browser  |    Version:
   Resolution:               |   Keywords:  ff38-esr, tbb-linkability
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Changes (by mcs):

 * cc: mcs (added)


Comment:

 To disable the "enhanced" tiles, I think we can set
 browser.newtabpage.enhanced = false.
 See: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1042214#c34
 I am not sure what our policy should be about Firefox's efforts to include
 ads like these (I doubt this will be their last such effort).  But the
 tracking that advertisers always demand is probably unacceptable for Tor
 Browser, at least in its default configuration.

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