[tor-bugs] #8890 [EFF-HTTPS Everywhere]: Observatory submissions don't use browser's SOCKS proxy settings

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#8890: Observatory submissions don't use browser's SOCKS proxy settings
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 Reporter:  schoen                |          Owner:  pde
     Type:  defect                |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                |      Milestone:     
Component:  EFF-HTTPS Everywhere  |        Version:     
 Keywords:                        |         Parent:     
   Points:                        |   Actualpoints:     
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 When I set a SOCKS proxy for my browser to browse over an SSH tunnel, I
 found that HTTPS Everywhere was still trying to make direct (non-proxied)
 connections to observatory6.eff.org to submit its certificate
 observations.  This is potentially bad from a privacy point of view and
 might also cause the observations to be easier for a network adversary to
 block, because it's very clear where they're headed.

 The Observatory submissions should probably respect the browser's proxy
 settings.

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