[tor-bugs] #28729 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Think about enabling pointer events again in Tor Browser based on esr68

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#28729: Think about enabling pointer events again in Tor Browser based on esr68
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 Reporter:  gk                            |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                        |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                        |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser      |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  ff78-esr, tbb-fingerprinting  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                                |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                |        Sponsor:  Sponsor44-can
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Changes (by gk):

 * keywords:  ff68-esr, tbb-fingerprinting => ff78-esr, tbb-fingerprinting


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:1 Thorin]:
 > FYI: upstream:
 > https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1363508 FF64+ RFP spoof/suppress Pointer
 Events
 > https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1492766 FF65+ RFP pointerEvent.pointerid

 Mobile got Pointer Events support in
 [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1507495 GeckoView based on
 mozilla70] and [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1492775 we
 don't have a defense against that yet]. Thus, we should leave them
 disabled for now so that nothing falls through the cracks here, in
 particular once we switch to Fenix and revisit the decision later on.

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