[tor-bugs] #8652 [EFF-HTTPS Everywhere]: Google Maps local_url exclusion

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#8652: Google Maps local_url exclusion
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 Reporter:  kenyon                |          Owner:  pde          
     Type:  defect                |         Status:  new          
 Priority:  normal                |      Milestone:               
Component:  EFF-HTTPS Everywhere  |        Version:  HTTPS-E 3.1.4
 Keywords:                        |         Parent:               
   Points:                        |   Actualpoints:               
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 Clicking on a link in Google Maps which starts with
 http://maps.google.com/local_url gets redirected to the https version,
 which results in an error 400 from Google. This patch fixes the ruleset.
 Patch also attached as a file.
 {{{
 From e1c5af6dba40ebf3718763518e6d6ce555603f85 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
 From: Kenyon Ralph <kenyon at kenyonralph.com>
 Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 22:49:52 -0700
 Subject: [PATCH] [GoogleMaps] exclude http://maps.google.com/local_url

 These URLs return error 400 if rewritten to https, so exclude them.
 ---
  src/chrome/content/rules/GoogleMaps.xml |    4 +++-
  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

 diff --git a/src/chrome/content/rules/GoogleMaps.xml
 b/src/chrome/content/rules/GoogleMaps.xml
 index e04bb60..c7afc7b 100644
 --- a/src/chrome/content/rules/GoogleMaps.xml
 +++ b/src/chrome/content/rules/GoogleMaps.xml
 @@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
                                                         -->
                 <exclusion
 pattern="^http://maps\.googleapis\.com/map(?:files/lib/map_1_20\.swf|sapi/publicapi\?file=flashapi)"
 />
                 <exclusion
 pattern="^http://maps\.google\.gr/transitathens" />
 +               <exclusion pattern="^http://maps\.google\.com/local_url"
 />
 +
         <target host="maps.gstatic.com" />


 @@ -31,4 +33,4 @@
         <rule
 from="^https://maps\.googleapis\.com/map(files/lib/map_1_20\.swf|sapi/publicapi\?file=flashapi)"
                 to="http://maps.googleapis.com/map$1" downgrade="1" />

 -</ruleset>
 \ No newline at end of file
 +</ruleset>
 --
 1.7.10.4
 }}}

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