[tor-bugs] #8675 [EFF-HTTPS Everywhere]: Unnecessary connection to check.torproject.org

[Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki]

#8675: Unnecessary connection to check.torproject.org
----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------
 Reporter:  cypherpunks           |          Owner:  pde          
     Type:  defect                |         Status:  new          
 Priority:  normal                |      Milestone:               
Component:  EFF-HTTPS Everywhere  |        Version:  HTTPS-E 3.1.4
 Keywords:                        |         Parent:               
   Points:                        |   Actualpoints:               
----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------
 On every startup, HTTPS-Everywhere version 3.1.4 (Firefox 20.0) connects
 to check.torproject.org (HTTPS).  This automatic connection doesn't happen
 when HTTPS-Everywhere is disabled.  By looking at the source code of
 HTTPS-Everywhere, it seems to me that the purpose of this connection is to
 check whether Firefox is connected through a TOR proxy.

 This TOR check is not needed when SSL-Observatory is disabled, which is
 the case here.

-- 
Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/8675>
Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <https://trac.torproject.org/>
The Tor Project: anonymity online