[tor-bugs] #9973 [TorBrowserButton]: Improve the 'external application' warning
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Mon Oct 14 09:24:43 UTC 2013
#9973: Improve the 'external application' warning
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Reporter: lunar | Owner: mikeperry
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: TorBrowserButton | Version:
Keywords: | Actual Points:
Parent ID: | Points:
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When clicking on a `.docx` file (for example), users see a warning about
external application. One user told me that because of that warning, they
always saved the file locally before opening it, instead of clicking on
the ''Open with…'' button. They asked me if they were safe doing so.
This is probably a sign that the warning is not clear enough.
It currently says:
> NOTE: External applications are NOT Tor safe by default and can unmask
you!
How about something like:
> Opening a file in an external application might perform direct Internet
> connections that will NOT go through Tor. This can break the anonymity
> provided by the Tor Browser.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/9973>
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