[tor-bugs] #16623 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Unify our external app blocker with Firefox's
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#16623: Unify our external app blocker with Firefox's
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Reporter: mikeperry | Owner: tbb-team
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: Medium | Milestone:
Component: Applications/Tor Browser | Version:
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: tbb-torbutton-conversion | Actual Points:
Parent ID: | Points:
Reviewer: | Sponsor: SponsorU
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Comment (by mcs):
Replying to [comment:4 gk]:
> It might be too late to block launching applications at this point. See:
comment:74:ticket:9901.
Thanks for that pointer. Since it is difficult to prove that external
applications will not be launched without prompting (especially given the
complexity of the external app handling code), Kathy and I plan to
preserve the existing, Tor-specific dialog. Patches will be posted in
#19273.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16623#comment:5>
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