[tor-bugs] #22162 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Review speculative connections

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#22162: Review speculative connections
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     Reporter:  tom                       |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect                    |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Low                       |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal                    |   Keywords:
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 Mozilla just landed https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1348278
 (will be in ESR 59 but not 52) to speculatively connect to a link when the
 user mousedowns (but before they release.)

 There is no pref for this.

 The bug also mentions speculative connections on hover on http pages.

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