[tor-bugs] #6337 [TorBirdy]: deactivate Check for new messages every 10 minutes
Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki
torproject-admin at torproject.org
Sat Jul 28 19:16:00 UTC 2012
#6337: deactivate Check for new messages every 10 minutes
-------------------------+--------------------------------------------------
Reporter: proper | Owner: ioerror
Type: defect | Status: reopened
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: TorBirdy | Version:
Resolution: | Keywords:
Parent: | Points:
Actualpoints: |
-------------------------+--------------------------------------------------
Comment(by rransom):
Replying to [ticket:6337 proper]:
> Checking every 10 minutes lets the mail provider guess how long a Tor
session lasted. Its better to pull mails only on demand and cease any
unnecessary transmissions afterwards.
Only checking for new messages on demand leaks information about when a
user is sitting in front of its computer (and thus probably also using a
web browser). Allowing a user to check for new messages on demand at all
can leak information about whom a user is communicating with in real time.
--
Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/6337#comment:9>
Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <https://trac.torproject.org/>
The Tor Project: anonymity online
More information about the tor-bugs
mailing list