[tor-bugs] #10399 [Tor bundles/installation]: Tor Browser should be visually distinguished from Firefox to prevent user error

Thu Mar 13 20:45:46 UTC 2014

#10399: Tor Browser should be visually distinguished from Firefox to prevent user
error
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     Reporter:  ageisp0lis                |      Owner:  erinn
         Type:  enhancement               |     Status:  new
     Priority:  trivial                   |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |    Version:
   Resolution:                            |   Keywords:  tbb-usability
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Changes (by dwt):

 * cc: spamfaenger@… (added)

Comment:

 I've just had a nice chat with Jakob Appelbaum at CCC in Berlin and
 learned that he wholeheartedly supports the cause of this bug.

 In chatting with people here one raised the argument that TorBrowser
 currently doesn't protect against shoulder surfing either (because it
 displays a huge 'you are using TorBrowser' screen upon startup).

 Thus a good first step would be to choose a really obvious theme to really
 ensure that you do not mistake a TorBrowser window for a regular Firefox
 window.

 Then add another more subtle theme later as another patch to allow some
 choice when describing your own threat profile.

 Would you guys merge a patch that brings in a default theme like this:

 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tor-browser-c/

 I would be happy to provide the patch.

 I'd think that the theme would be even better if the 'for' graphic in the
 upper right a bit smaller and move it to the left, to have less
 interference with the window manager buttons and the toolbar buttons
 beneath.

 Would you take a patch like that?

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