[tbb-bugs] #26146 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Setting `general.useragent.override` does not spoof the platform part anymore in ESR 60 which is confusing

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#26146: Setting `general.useragent.override` does not spoof the platform part
anymore in ESR 60 which is confusing
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:  mcs
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  assigned
 Priority:  High                                 |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  ff60-esr, tbb-fingerprinting-os,     |  Actual Points:
  tbb-8.0-issues, tbb-8.0.1-can                  |
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 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by fufufu):

 Replying to [comment:53 arthuredelstein]:
 > I guess this doesn't work if NoScript disables remote fonts at the
 highest security setting. Here's another approach that works in Tor
 Browser or Firefox without using remote fonts or JavaScript, at least
 where I was able to test:
 > https://arthuredelstein.github.io/tordemos/media-query-font-
 detection.html

 This connects to "dummyimage.com" but gives me a result of "None".

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