[tor-bugs] #15482 [Tor]: Don't surprise users with new circuits in the middle of browsing

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#15482: Don't surprise users with new circuits in the middle of browsing
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     Reporter:           |      Owner:  mikeperry
  mikeperry              |     Status:  needs_review
         Type:           |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.7.x-final
  enhancement            |    Version:
     Priority:  normal   |   Keywords:  tbb-usability, tbb-4.5-alpha,
    Component:  Tor      |  MikePerry201503, tbb-wants,
   Resolution:           |  TorBrowserTeam201504
Actual Points:           |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:11 mikeperry]:
 > I'm going to let that branch run on my TBB through the weekend and keep
 an eye on the loglines, and  if it still seems good to me by Monday, I'll
 probably apply everything but the circuit_detach_stream() commit to the
 4.5-stable release.

 I'd like to have a review for this one. I think this is the least we can
 do here given that this
 a) is intended for a stable release
 b) is coming without any testing in an alpha release while we dropped
 other less risky things from including them into the upcoming stable just
 because of that
 c) is potentially affecting all Tor users
 d) deserves a much more thorough investigation/discussion about its
 possible impact wrt known attacks
 e) ...

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