[tor-bugs] #2946 [Torbutton]: Exiting private browsing mode reloads pages loaded with tor, even if tor is disabled

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#2946: Exiting private browsing mode reloads pages loaded with tor, even if tor is
disabled
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 Reporter:  asdfghjkl  |          Owner:  mikeperry     
     Type:  defect     |         Status:  new           
 Priority:  normal     |      Milestone:                
Component:  Torbutton  |        Version:  Torbutton: 1.3
 Keywords:             |         Parent:                
   Points:             |   Actualpoints:                
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 To reproduce the bug:
 - Enable tor and load a URL of choice.
 - Disable tor (but leave the page open) and enter Private Browsing Mode.
 - Exit Private Browsing Mode.
 - The URL accessed via tor will reload, even though tor is now disabled.

 Obviously this has various implications for information leakage. The
 message about tor blocking activity loaded in another state no longer
 appears when entering/exiting Private Browsing Mode with tor-loaded URLs
 open - I suspect it is something to do with this, but am not familiar with
 the codebase so it's probably not a good idea for to draw conclusions
 purely based on that.

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