[tor-bugs] #6821 [Tor bundles/installation]: TBB startup script should clear env vars which TorBrowserButton would read

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#6821: TBB startup script should clear env vars which TorBrowserButton would read
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 Reporter:  rransom                   |          Owner:  erinn
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new  
 Priority:  normal                    |      Milestone:       
Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |        Version:       
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   Points:                            |   Actualpoints:       
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Changes (by mikeperry):

 * cc: proper, adrelanos@… (added)


Comment:

 I could believe your arguments, except I know I personally hate to have to
 keep editing the startup script, especially since it just gets overwritten
 every two weeks with TBB updates... But I also don't feel too strongly, so
 long as proper or someone maintains a collection of these things to be
 used outside of TBB to launch it.

 I don't think the anonymity argument is as serious as you make it though.
 The env var only alters the actual current proxy settings if we're known
 to be in a TBB profile.. I'm assuming such a profile will load check in
 the clear, and immediately tell you it failed to use Tor. It sort of sucks
 to hit check directly, but that's also a different issue (#6546).

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