[tor-bugs] #17829 [Tor Browser]: Spoof plugin list

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#17829: Spoof plugin list
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 Reporter:  hakim                 |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Medium                |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor Browser           |        Version:
 Severity:  Major                 |     Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:  fingerprint, plugins  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                        |         Points:
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Changes (by gk):

 * status:  needs_information => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:2 hakim]:
 > Replying to [comment:1 gk]:
 > > Why do you think we need this, given that we don't ship plugins in Tor
 Browser and MIME types are not enumerable (more)?
 >
 > currently Tor Browser have static fingerprint, it will make randomly
 fingerprint

 That is actually a feature, not a bug. Have a look at subsection
 "Strategies for Defense: Randomization versus Uniformity" in our design
 documentation: https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser/design
 /#fingerprinting-linkability

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