[tor-bugs] #16384 [EFF-HTTPS Everywhere]: SSL Observatory Preferences show inaccurate options within TBB

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#16384: SSL Observatory Preferences show inaccurate options within TBB
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 Reporter:  legind                |          Owner:  jsha
     Type:  defect                |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                |      Milestone:
Component:  EFF-HTTPS Everywhere  |        Version:
 Keywords:                        |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                        |         Points:
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 Within the TBB, when "Use the Observatory" is selected (not the default)
 the Observatory preferences look as the attachment shows:

 Within TBB 4.5:

 Greyed out: "Check certificates using Tor for anonymity"
 Checked: "Check certificates even if Tor is not available"

 This seems inaccurate.  Peter points out this may be a relic from when
 HTTPS Everywhere looked for Tor on 9050.  The new Tor SOCKS port within
 the browser is 9051.

 This is not causing any leak, however: the wireshark filter "host
 observatory.eff.org" shows no packets coming through, while the same
 filter shows packets within Firefox.  The TBB may be transparently
 proxying these certificate reports.

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