[tor-bugs] #6192 [Tor bundles/installation]: Toggle to save non-revealing preferences to User account

Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki torproject-admin at torproject.org
Sun Jun 17 20:34:40 UTC 2012


#6192: Toggle to save non-revealing preferences to User account
--------------------------------------+-------------------------------------
 Reporter:  h8a14i20QH                |          Owner:  erinn
     Type:  enhancement               |         Status:  new  
 Priority:  normal                    |      Milestone:       
Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |        Version:       
 Keywords:                            |         Parent:       
   Points:                            |   Actualpoints:       
--------------------------------------+-------------------------------------
 Currently, the TorBrowserBundle appears to save all settings, changes and
 preferences to the bundle itself.  Whilst this is fine for portability,
 the frequency and necessity of TBB updates means that users unconcerned
 with portability (eg. those installing it on their boot disk) have to re-
 apply preferences often.

 I'd like to request a simple toggle (probably in Vidalia) that allows
 users to decide whether non-revealing preferences (ie. those preferences
 that do not reveal private user info) should be saved in the bundle, or in
 a set location in the User folder (eg. ~/Library/Application Support/TBB).
 Ideally, this would affect settings in:
 • Vidalia
 • Aurora (Firefox)
 • Aurora (Firefox) plugins
 By default, the behaviour could either be as it currently is, or a prompt
 on first launch could give users' the option.

 Optionally, there could be a sub-toggle that affects the location of
 things such as bookmarks, though with an appropriate warning regarding
 security and privacy implications.

-- 
Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/6192>
Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <https://trac.torproject.org/>
The Tor Project: anonymity online


More information about the tor-bugs mailing list