[tbb-bugs] #16528 [Tor Browser]: TorBrowser 5.0a3 acting very odd with Twitter due to IndexedDB (was: Enable IndexedDB (for Twitter and other sites))

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#16528: TorBrowser 5.0a3 acting very odd with Twitter due to IndexedDB
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     Reporter:  erinn    |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect   |     Status:  new
     Priority:  major    |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor      |    Version:
  Browser                |   Keywords:  TorBrowserTeam201507, ff38-esr,
   Resolution:           |  tbb-5.0a, tbb-usability-website
Actual Points:           |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by mikeperry):

 I am not sure if enabling indexedDB is the right move now. I am thinking
 it might be better to remove the pref checks in
 IDBFactory::CreateForWindow() and
 IDBFactory::CreateForMainThreadJSInternal(), so that the behavior for
 private browsing mode and the pref is identical (due to the checks in
 FactoryOp::CheckPermission()).

 This should still fix twitter and ln5's bank, and is probably a better
 option than trying to write a bunch of code to clear indexedDB state at
 this point.

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