[tor-bugs] #15646 [Tor Browser]: KeyboardEvent may allow fingerprinting of keyboard layout

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#15646: KeyboardEvent may allow fingerprinting of keyboard layout
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     Reporter:           |      Owner:  arthuredelstein
  cypherpunks            |     Status:  needs_revision
         Type:  defect   |  Milestone:
     Priority:  major    |    Version:
    Component:  Tor      |   Keywords:  ff38-esr, tbb-fingerprinting, tbb-5
  Browser                |  .0a-highrisk, TorBrowserTeam201506R
   Resolution:           |  Parent ID:
Actual Points:           |
       Points:           |
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Comment (by arthuredelstein):

 Replying to [comment:13 gk]:
 > [snip]
 > Thus, I think this needs revision. I am not exactly sure in which regard
 though: `s/63/191/g` and `s/Minus/Slash/g`? What about the `keyCode = 0`
 cases?

 Phooey, I think this didn't work because I forgot to add the
 "privacy.resistFingerprinting" pref to 0001-tor-browser.js. Here's a fixup
 pref:

 https://github.com/arthuredelstein/tor-
 browser/commit/0bdac85c8cbc46b4d6a8ae81e2544bed6315bcd0

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