[tor-bugs] #16316 [Tor Browser]: Disable New Tiles feature in Tor Browser based on ESR 38

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#16316: Disable New Tiles feature in Tor Browser based on ESR 38
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     Reporter:  gk       |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  task     |     Status:  reopened
     Priority:  major    |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor      |    Version:
  Browser                |   Keywords:  ff38-esr, tbb-linkability,
   Resolution:           |  tbb-5.0a3-essential, tbb-pref,
Actual Points:           |  TorBrowserTeam201507
       Points:           |  Parent ID:
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Changes (by mikeperry):

 * keywords:
     ff38-esr, tbb-linkability, tbb-5.0a3-essential, tbb-pref,
     MikePerry201506
     =>
     ff38-esr, tbb-linkability, tbb-5.0a3-essential, tbb-pref,
     TorBrowserTeam201507
 * status:  closed => reopened
 * resolution:  fixed =>


Comment:

 anonym noted that the tiles are still in fact enabled in 5.0a3. We need to
 set one more pref:
 16:18 < anonym> the Tiles are still fetched in a completely vanilla
 linux64 Tor Browser 5.0a3-build5 :/
 16:19 < anonym> I've noticed that setting
 browser.newtabpage.directory.source = "" makes the Tiles empty, and
 nothing is fetched

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