[tbb-bugs] #29916 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Group Policies for Firefox can bypass Tor Browser's proxy settings

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#29916: Group Policies for Firefox can bypass Tor Browser's proxy settings
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_review
 Priority:  High                                 |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-proxy-bypass,                    |  Actual Points:
  TorBrowserTeam201904R, GeorgKoppen201904,      |
  tbb-8.5-must-alpha                             |
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 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by tom):

 Replying to [comment:9 gk]:
 >However, I am still not convinced that this is the whole picture. In
 particular, I feel those changes *do not* explain how the registry-based
 bypass is working, given that the pref is only checked at one place and
 `areEnterpriseOnlyPoliciesAllowed()` results in `false` for the stable
 series, yet the bug report was made against 8.0.x.

 I also can't explain this, and agree.  But the patch looks good to me.

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