[tbb-bugs] #16324 [Tor Browser]: Focusing the search bar is already creating/using a circuit

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Tue Jun 9 20:37:01 UTC 2015


#16324: Focusing the search bar is already creating/using a circuit
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 Reporter:  gk           |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect       |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Keywords:               |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:               |         Points:
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 If one focuses the search bar something like
 {{{
 Torbutton INFO: tor SOCKS isolation catchall:
 https://search.disconnect.me/searchTerms/search?ses=Google&location_option=US
 via --unknown--:2
 }}}
 is visible in the log. This gets worse with ESR 38 (see:
 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1006103) where the search bar
 on `about:newtab` and `about:home` is using speculative connect as well.
 The argument that this speeds up the search process is not really valid in
 the Tor case I think. Rather, this leaks information and uses the Tor
 network which we should avoid.

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