[tor-bugs] #25794 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Sanitize PointerEvent

Fri May 11 17:44:50 UTC 2018

#25794: Sanitize PointerEvent
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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:  ff60-esr, tbb-fingerprinting  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                                |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                |        Sponsor:
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Description changed by arthuredelstein:

Old description:

> Simon alerted me to the fact that PointerEvents have been enabled in
> Firefox 59 (ttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1411467). We
> should sanitize events these under privacy.resistFingerprinting = true.
>
> https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Pointer_events

New description:

 Simon alerted me to the fact that PointerEvents have been enabled in
 Firefox 59 (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1411467). We
 should sanitize events these under privacy.resistFingerprinting = true.

 https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Pointer_events

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