[tbb-bugs] #25179 [Applications/Tor Browser]: identity leakage, resolution

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Fri Feb 9 15:25:35 UTC 2018


#25179: identity leakage, resolution
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 Reporter:  y2875095                  |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:                            |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                            |         Points:
 Reviewer:  tbb-team                  |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by y2875095):

 > make all Tor Browser users as uniform as possible

 Yes, Tor users should be uniform: between each other and among users of
 "real" browsers.

 Until a certain time, the browser **asked to change the resolution** in
 order to "hide"... But more information for fingerprints won't "hide"
 anyone.

 I'm not sure about current or latests versions.

 > 2 Device and Hardware Characteristics ...
 > ... and prefer to either alter functionality to prevent exposing the
 most variable aspects of these characteristics ...

 Resolution and responsive CSS selectors may leak variable resolution

 > 1 Value Spoofing...
 > ... user's configuration details, devices, hardware ...

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