[tor-bugs] #16672 [Tor Browser]: Text rendering allows fingerprinting

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#16672: Text rendering allows fingerprinting
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     Reporter:           |      Owner:  arthuredelstein
  arthuredelstein        |     Status:  assigned
         Type:  defect   |  Milestone:
     Priority:  normal   |    Version:
    Component:  Tor      |   Keywords:  tbb-fingerprinting-fonts, tbb-5.0,
  Browser                |  TorBrowserTeam201509
   Resolution:           |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 Replying to [comment:28 gk]:
 > The switch to 5.5a3 makes it much more painful to read monospace on
 Linux it seems.
 IMO, it's exactly the other way around. 5.5a2 is a blurry mess.
 Apparently, 5.5a2 has vertical anti-aliasing enabled, 5.5a3 doesn't.

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