[tor-bugs] #20981 [Applications/Tor Browser]: The localized date string on Windows reveals local time
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#20981: The localized date string on Windows reveals local time
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Reporter: gk | Owner: tbb-team
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: High | Milestone:
Component: Applications/Tor | Version:
Browser | Keywords: tbb-fingerinting,
Severity: Normal | TorBrowserTeam201612
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https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-browser-602-released#comment-191587
mentioned it first and https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-browser-
65a6-released#comment-225152 pointed it out again:
On Windows the localized Date string reveals the local timezone (again). I
reproduced that with an en-US 6.5a6 bundle on a Windows 7 machine. On my
Linux box it is not an issue.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/20981>
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