[tbb-bugs] #21688 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Investigate whether the search service update feature needs to be disabled/modified

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#21688: Investigate whether the search service update feature needs to be
disabled/modified
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  task                                 |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_review
 Priority:  High                                 |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  ff52-esr, tbb-7.0-must-alpha,        |  Actual Points:
  TorBrowserTeam201705R                          |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
                                                 |  Sponsor4
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Changes (by arthuredelstein):

 * status:  new => needs_review
 * keywords:  ff52-esr, tbb-7.0-must-alpha, TorBrowserTeam201705 =>
     ff52-esr, tbb-7.0-must-alpha, TorBrowserTeam201705R


Comment:

 I looked at `nsSearchService.js` and it appears that setting the pref
 "browser.search.update" to false already disables any search engine
 updates:
 https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-
 esr52/search?q=BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF+%2B+%22update%22%2C&redirect=false

 In `browser/app/profile/000-tor-browser.js` in Tor Browser, we already
 have
 {{{
 pref("browser.search.update", false);
 }}}
 so I think no action is needed.

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