[tor-bugs] #10419 [Firefox Patch Issues]: Can requests to 127.0.0.1 be used to fingerprint the browser?

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#10419: Can requests to 127.0.0.1 be used to fingerprint the browser?
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     Reporter:  mikeperry            |      Owner:  mikeperry
         Type:  task                 |     Status:  needs_review
     Priority:  major                |  Milestone:
    Component:  Firefox Patch        |    Version:
  Issues                             |   Keywords:  tbb-fingerprinting,
   Resolution:                       |  tbb-pref, MikePerry201401R
Actual Points:                       |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by oc):

 Replying to [comment:25 cypherpunks]:
 > Our postings yesterday overlapped, please see #comment:19 for why
 NoScript ABE cannot work.
 I'm not sure I get what you mean with this comment indeed. Perhaps it's
 because on my machine, a 127.0.0.1 ABE rule ''does'' catch 2130706433?

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