[tbb-bugs] #18946 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Investigate fingerprinting potential of enabling H.264 on Linux

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#18946: Investigate fingerprinting potential of enabling H.264 on Linux
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:  tbb-
     Type:  defect                               |  team
 Priority:  Medium                               |         Status:  new
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |      Milestone:
 Severity:  Normal                               |        Version:
 Keywords:  ff45-esr, tbb-fingerprinting,        |     Resolution:
  TorBrowserTeam201605                           |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 Replying to [comment:5 arthuredelstein]:
 > One option might be to bundle H.264 support. Tor Browser is not
 currently attempting to hide Linux vs OS X vs Windows.

 If we keep saying this, isn't it going to make it harder in the future if
 Tor Project decides to distinguish OSes? (to me this looks likely)

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