[tbb-bugs] #22867 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Some URLs are saved in the Tor Browser places.sqlite database as part of the browsing history

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#22867: Some URLs are saved in the Tor Browser places.sqlite database as part of
the browsing history
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks               |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  reopened
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Major                     |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-disk-leak             |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                            |         Points:
 Reviewer:                            |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by dcf):

 #24866 is a duplicate. Extra information from that ticket:

 I experienced it with Tor Browser 7.0.11.

 The two URLs being remembered are similar to the ones previously reported:
  *
 !https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin?continue=https://www.blogger.com
 /comment-iframe.g[...]
  *
 !https://id.rlcdn.com/463496.gif?credir=https%3A%2F%2Fsimage4.pubmatic.com%2FAdServer[...]

 The remembered URLs appear also in the ctrl+H history panel. When I open
 it, there are two entries corresponding to the months of the timestamps in
 the `moz_historyvisits` table. However it doesn't list any URLs: if I
 click the expander arrows, the arrows just disappear without expanding
 anything. But if I search for a string like "http", I can make the URLs
 appear.

 [[Image(ticket:24866:history-default.png)]] [[Image(ticket:24866:history-
 search.png)]]

 Ticket #23704 is potentially related; it's about the browser remembering
 tabs after upgrading. comment:3:ticket:23704 says "TBB 7.0.5/6 has
 `places.history.enabled` set to `true` by default. And now TBB 7.5a5 has
 it set to `false` as a non-default value for unknown reason!" For what
 it's worth, my about:config looks like this:
 ||=Preference Name =||=Status =||=Type =||=Value =||
 ||places.history.enabled ||default ||boolean ||true ||
 ||**places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages** ||**user set**
 ||**integer** ||**122334** ||

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