[tor-bugs] #16254 [Tor Browser]: Investigate GeoIP-based search results feature in ESR 38

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#16254: Investigate GeoIP-based search results feature in ESR 38
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     Reporter:  gk       |      Owner:  mikeperry
         Type:  task     |     Status:  assigned
     Priority:  normal   |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor      |    Version:
  Browser                |   Keywords:  ff38-esr, tbb-fingerprinting,
   Resolution:           |  tbb-5.0a3-essential, TorBrowserTeam201506,
Actual Points:           |  MikePerry201506, tbb-pref
       Points:           |  Parent ID:
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Changes (by mikeperry):

 * keywords:
     ff38-esr, tbb-fingerprinting, tbb-5.0a3-essential,
     TorBrowserTeam201506, MikePerry201506
     =>
     ff38-esr, tbb-fingerprinting, tbb-5.0a3-essential,
     TorBrowserTeam201506, MikePerry201506, tbb-pref


Comment:

 From looking at fetchCountryCode() in
 ./toolkit/components/search/nsSearchService.js, it looks like we also need
 to unset browser.search.geoip.url to the empty string to prevent an XHR
 GeoIP request.

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