[tor-bugs] #4797 [Tor Browser]: Find some font snobs to test font-limiting patches

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#4797: Find some font snobs to test font-limiting patches
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 Reporter:  mikeperry    |          Owner:  mikeperry                    
     Type:  task         |         Status:  new                          
 Priority:  major        |      Milestone:  TorBrowserBundle 2.3.x-stable
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Comment(by mikeperry):

 Repaste of https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/2872#comment:20
 so we don't miss it:

 Replying to [comment:20 cviecco]:
 > Mozilla has a bug about this at:
 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=732096 . A Different approach
 is used, that is to limit the fonts to use only the generic font family.
 It is doubtful the current Tor font patch would be merged upstream as
 fonts can still be enumerated, just more slowly. The generic approach
 prevents this but makes many websites (that have incomplete font-familiy
 stacks) look strange.

 I am OK with this, especially since as Camilo pointed out privately, you
 can probably detect OS in just a couple of font probes.

 Also, if Mozilla adopts the more restrictive approach and makes it a
 Private Browsing Mode default, sites are more likely to adapt. Especially
 if WebFonts can be allowed.

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