[tor-bugs] #17140 [Tor Browser]: When Tor Browser updater runs, prefs don't get updated

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#17140: When Tor Browser updater runs, prefs don't get updated
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 Reporter:  arthuredelstein  |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect           |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor Browser      |        Version:
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 mrphs discovered that the font whitelist after the updater ran didn't get
 properly applied until restarting Tor Browser.

 I also saw another pref not update this morning (I think it was
 "dom.event.highrestimestamp.enabled") when my TBB updated. (Though I may
 be misremembering.)

 So it would be useful to figure out if prefs are not getting fully applied
 until the browser restarts after an update. Is this a Firefox problem or
 just TBB? It could potentially be a significant security/privacy flaw.

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