[tor-bugs] #8725 [Tor bundles/installation]: resource:// URIs leak information

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#8725: resource:// URIs leak information
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 Reporter:  holizz                    |          Owner:  erinn
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new  
 Priority:  normal                    |      Milestone:       
Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |        Version:       
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Comment(by keb):

 Source definition of the problematic uri
 https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Chrome_Registration#resource

 Pretending to be not-firefox contradicts that torbrowser pretends to be
 mozilla.
 Does firefox really need this "resource://" feature?  It comes with a
 serious security warning.  "Note that there are no security restrictions
 preventing web content from including content at resource: URIs, so take
 care what you make visible there."  I.e. maybe better to lobby to remove
 it entirely from upstream.

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