[tbb-bugs] #16726 [Tor Browser]: Should Tor Browser delay keystrokes to avoid dwell and gap analysis?

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#16726: Should Tor Browser delay keystrokes to avoid dwell and gap analysis?
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 Reporter:  teor         |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect       |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor Browser  |        Version:
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 Some sites are using the dwell and gap times of user typing to reliably
 identify users, potentially across sites.

 Should Tor Browser buffer keystrokes, and release them at regular
 intervals (50ms is suggested) in order to defeat this kind of analysis?

 https://paul.reviews/behavioral-profiling-the-password-you-cant-change/
 https://godpraksis.no/2015/07/the-privacy-risk-of-behavioral-profiling/

 Credit to Zorgon on #tor-dev for linking to this article.

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