[tor-bugs] #13398 [Applications/Tor Browser]: at startup, browser gleans user FULL NAME (real name, given name) from O/S

Wed Sep 20 19:09:14 UTC 2017

#13398: at startup, browser gleans user FULL NAME (real name, given name) from O/S
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 Reporter:  zinc                      |          Owner:  pospeselr
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  needs_revision
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  TorBrowserTeam201708      |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                            |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:25 pospeselr]:
 > So is the consensus here that we should just #ifdef out the offending
 code and instead return empty-string for the requested data, and undo the
 user-setting change entirely?

 I think so, yes, given the power of XPCOM-based extensions which are the
 main targets of this patch.

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