[tor-bugs] #10400 [TorBrowserButton]: Provide "New Identity" option that uses session restore

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#10400: Provide "New Identity" option that uses session restore
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     Reporter:  mikeperry         |      Owner:  mikeperry
         Type:  enhancement       |     Status:  new
     Priority:  major             |  Milestone:
    Component:  TorBrowserButton  |    Version:
   Resolution:                    |   Keywords:  tbb-usability, tbb-newnym
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 '''If you implement this feature then please don't call it "new
 identity".'''

 It should be clear to users that simply creating a new circuit via NEWNYM
 without clearing session information will allow personally identifying
 information to persist.

 I suspect what users really want is an option to create a circuit with a
 different exit node (IP address), rather than a new circuit ''per se''.
 Sometimes just issuing NEWNYM can result in a new circuit that uses the
 same exit node as before.

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