[tbb-bugs] #28149 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Limit or Restrict GetAndroidSystemInfo

Mon Oct 22 20:19:56 UTC 2018

#28149: Limit or Restrict GetAndroidSystemInfo
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     Reporter:  tom                       |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect                    |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                    |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal                    |   Keywords:
Actual Points:                            |  Parent ID:  #28147
       Points:                            |   Reviewer:
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 On Android, the PContent IPC method GetAndroidSystemInfo will return
 detailed information about the user's hardware. We should probably limit
 or restrict this.

 As far as I can tell, none of the information is uniquely identifying
 (like a serial number) - but it does contained detailed phone hardware
 information like Model, Manufacturer, Build Version, SDK versions, etc.

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