[tor-bugs] #12683 [TorBirdy]: Permissions in nsIPermissionManager aren't cleared with TorButton's "New Identity"

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#12683: Permissions in nsIPermissionManager aren't cleared with TorButton's "New
Identity"
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     Reporter:  isis      |      Owner:  ioerror
         Type:  defect    |     Status:  new
     Priority:  major     |  Milestone:
    Component:  TorBirdy  |    Version:
   Resolution:            |   Keywords:  tbb-linkability, tbb-newnym
Actual Points:            |  Parent ID:
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Changes (by gk):

 * owner:   => ioerror
 * component:  Torbutton => TorBirdy


Comment:

 Replying to [ticket:12683 isis]:
 > To reproduce, do some stuff in TorBrowser for a while, then click
 "TorButton > New Identity", then navigate to `about:permissions`.

 I think I followed these instructions closely but was not able to
 reproduce your problem. :) Do you have some, well, more fain-grained steps
 for me?

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