[tor-bugs] #31575 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Firefox is phoning home during start-up in Tor Browser based on ESR 68

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#31575: Firefox is phoning home during start-up in Tor Browser based on ESR 68
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  ff68-esr, tbb-9.0-must-alpha,        |  Actual Points:
  TorBrowserTeam201909R                          |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:  1
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by acat):

 * keywords:  ff68-esr, tbb-9.0-must-alpha, TorBrowserTeam201909 =>
     ff68-esr, tbb-9.0-must-alpha, TorBrowserTeam201909R
 * status:  needs_revision => needs_review


Comment:

 Patch for review in https://github.com/acatarineu/tor-
 browser/commits/31575+1 (two commits).

 Now choosing "Firefox Home" for newtab or home in `about:preferences` will
 load `about:tor` instead of Firefox newtab. For newtab the default will be
 `about:blank`.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/31575#comment:7>
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