[tbb-bugs] #16840 [Tor Browser]: Introduce preference for controlling speculative pre-connections (Related to Tor Browser / present in Firefox)

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#16840: Introduce preference for controlling speculative pre-connections (Related
to Tor Browser / present in Firefox)
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     Reporter:  RickGeex_    |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect       |     Status:  new
     Priority:  major        |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor Browser  |    Version:  Tor: unspecified
   Resolution:               |   Keywords:  firefox, default, configuration
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Changes (by hap-penis):

 * cc: hap-penis (added)


Comment:

 Moz recommended guide to stop most automatic / speculative connections:
 https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-stop-firefox-making-automatic-
 connections
 How this hasn't been noticed before is UN-believable!

 Bug also appears in Tails: https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/10054
 But it is more of a tor browser bundle problem.

 If hackers didn't know about this "feature" before, they soon will now.

 Can't we include wrapper around ff to prevent this kind of shit?

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