[tor-bugs] #5926 [Firefox Patch Issues]: nsXPCException leaks language info via Date string in exceptions

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#5926: nsXPCException leaks language info via Date string in exceptions
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     Reporter:  mikeperry            |      Owner:  mikeperry
         Type:  defect               |     Status:  new
     Priority:  major                |  Milestone:
    Component:  Firefox Patch        |    Version:
  Issues                             |   Keywords:  tbb-fingerprinting,
   Resolution:                       |  interview
Actual Points:                       |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:8 arthuredelstein]:
 > Replying to [comment:7 gk]:
 > > I tested it under a german *OS* which gives me something like:
 > > {{{
 > > Date: Montag, 12. Mai 2014 09:36:21
 > > }}}
 > > So, it seems the bug is not about revealing non-en(-US) TBB locales
 but about revealing non-en(-US) OS locales. And it is still there in the
 3.6.1 series.
 >
 > Interesting. What OS did you test with?

 Windows 7. Seems my test Mac (10.6.8) is not affected by this problem
 either.

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