[tor-bugs] #5531 [Tor bundles/installation]: Local config file for Flash Player

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#5531: Local config file for Flash Player
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks               |          Owner:  erinn
     Type:  enhancement               |         Status:  new  
 Priority:  normal                    |      Milestone:       
Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |        Version:       
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   Points:                            |   Actualpoints:       
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 The latest version of the Flash Player plugin creates a local config file.
 By default it only writes the user's preferences for or against automatic
 updates (set at installation) but the user can edit it based on Adobe's
 Flash Player admin manual to restrict a limited number of other options.
 I know Tor Browser discourages Flash but I remember the experiment with
 including BetterPrivacy addon in the TBB and I wondered if:
 A) this config file could be edited to make Flash safer for Tor use,
 perhaps by preventing caching and reading from local files?
 and
 B) if this config file stores any other data that can't be seen in a text
 editor that might necessitate its deletion after each Tor session.

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