[tor-bugs] #5816 [Tor bundles/installation]: Unintentional connections by TBB to Google and Yahoo servers

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#5816: Unintentional connections by TBB to Google and Yahoo servers
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks               |          Owner:  erinn
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new  
 Priority:  major                     |      Milestone:       
Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |        Version:       
 Keywords:                            |         Parent:       
   Points:                            |   Actualpoints:       
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 The TorBrowser establishes unintentional connections to the following
 servers:

 fusion.google.com/favicon.ico
 google.com/favicon.ico
 add.my.yahoo.com/favicon.ico

 It remains mysterious to me why those connections do not occur at each
 start up of TBB, but periodically.

 In fact, TBB should not permit connecting automatically to these data
 miners and loading items into the cache.

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