[tor-bugs] #12682 [Tor Browser]: Tor Browser's HTML5 canvas fingerprinting dialogue could use a "Revoke" button
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Tue Mar 24 19:23:16 UTC 2015
#12682: Tor Browser's HTML5 canvas fingerprinting dialogue could use a "Revoke"
button
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Reporter: isis | Owner: tbb-team
Type: | Status: new
enhancement | Milestone:
Priority: normal | Version:
Component: Tor | Keywords: tbb-usability, tbb-linkabillity,
Browser | tbb-firefox-patch
Resolution: | Parent ID:
Actual Points: |
Points: |
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Comment (by isis):
Replying to [comment:3 isis]:
> Replying to [comment:2 harmony]:
> I advised the user to reinstall Tor Browser, but I don't know whether
there is a more efficient way of doing this.
>
> The user ''should only need to restart'' Tor Browser to reset all canvas
permissions.
Just tested in stock tor-browser-4.5-alpha-4: "New Identity" and
restarting the browser (by clicking the `X` and then starting it again)
both remove any canvas permissions which had been previously saved (even
if the user selected "Never for this site" in the dropdown canvas
permission menu).
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/12682#comment:5>
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