[tor-bugs] #15162 [Tor Messenger]: Tor Messenger user agent (and other identifying strings)

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#15162: Tor Messenger user agent (and other identifying strings)
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     Reporter:  sukhbir        |      Owner:
         Type:  defect         |     Status:  reopened
     Priority:  normal         |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor Messenger  |    Version:
   Resolution:                 |   Keywords:
Actual Points:                 |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by arlolra):

 >The user agent seems quite powerfully revealing, is that on purpose to
 make it as Instantbird would be? It leaks my OS though, not that big of a
 deal probably.
  > (Instantbird 1.5 (20150629030833), Gecko 38.1.0esrpre (20150629030833)
 on Linux x86_64)

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