[tor-bugs] #19508 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Proposal to drop Tor Browser's plugin patches

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#19508: Proposal to drop Tor Browser's plugin patches
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 Reporter:  arthuredelstein                     |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                              |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                              |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser            |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                              |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  TorBrowserTeam201606, tbb-obsolete  |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                                      |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by mcs):

 * cc: brade, mcs (added)


Comment:

 I do not think Flash is disabled by default in Firefox (I tested with
 49.0b3 and a clean profile). That said, I am not fan of Flash and I am in
 favor of dropping browser patches when we can. But I wonder if making it
 harder to activate Flash will generate a lot of complaints.

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