[tbb-bugs] #31206 [Applications/Tor Browser]: http://ip-check.info detects browser window size with JS disabled

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Wed Nov 20 13:03:57 UTC 2019


#31206: http://ip-check.info detects browser window size with JS disabled
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks               |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:  not a bug
 Keywords:                            |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                            |         Points:
 Reviewer:                            |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by Thorin):

 * status:  reopened => closed
 * resolution:   => not a bug


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:21 cypherpunks]:
 > But it detects a change of size (css inner window) also when you press
 CTRL+F or F12

 That's how it works. If the inner window changes size (e.g. due to
 findbar, docked dev tools, full-screen, sidebar, etc), then of course the
 change can be detected. The change **from** one size **to** another is
 **not** entropy. These changes happen with and without letterboxing.
 Letterboxing controls the size you **END** up at.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/31206#comment:22>
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