[tor-bugs] #3246 [Firefox Patch Issues]: Apply third party cookie patch

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#3246: Apply third party cookie patch
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     Reporter:  mikeperry            |      Owner:  mikeperry
         Type:  enhancement          |     Status:  new
     Priority:  major                |  Milestone:
    Component:  Firefox Patch        |    Version:
  Issues                             |   Keywords:  backport-to-mozilla,
   Resolution:                       |  tbb-linkability, tbb-usability-
Actual Points:                       |  website, tbb-bounty
       Points:                       |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by michael):

 Dan Witte writes in [1] that 'Logging in (huffingtonpos.com) with Connect
 works fine', but unfortunately the current state of tor-browser +
 msvb3246-306bbfd_a1.patch (the rebased Dan Witte patch) does not confirm
 this. After applying the patch, building, running firefox(1), logging in
 to the Facebook, browsing to a huffingtonpost.com page and clicking the
 'Comment' button of the 'Add a comment...' Facebook widget at the bottom,
 nothing happens.

 The cookie logic does seem to work on internal Facebook domain sites [2].
 However, in this case the same results are obtained whther applying the
 patch or not. Even more bizarre, once the comment is accepted, viewing the
 page from another HTTP session fails to include the comment.

 Also, Disqus sites work just fine with or without the rebased patch. It is
 assumed that a 2012 API change caused this overall success.

 [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=565965#c7
 [2] https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2009/02/19/commenting-with-
 facebook-connect/

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