[tbb-bugs] #16617 [Tor Browser]: Potential security hole du to cache policy

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#16617: Potential security hole du to cache policy
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     Reporter:  gojul        |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect       |     Status:  needs_information
     Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor Browser  |    Version:
   Resolution:               |   Keywords:
Actual Points:               |  Parent ID:
       Points:               |
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Changes (by gk):

 * status:  new => needs_information
 * version:  Tor: unspecified =>
 * milestone:  Tor: unspecified =>


Comment:

 Replying to [ticket:16617 gojul]:
 > Hi,
 >
 > I've remarked that Tor browser on-disk cache is actually set to the
 default, i.e. 1024 MB of storage on hard drive. Such an information could
 be actually used to leak information about which web pages were actually
 opened by the user.

 How?

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