[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:  new
 Priority:  normal         |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor Messenger  |        Version:
 Keywords:                 |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                 |         Points:
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 We are setting the user agent and other identifiable bits like XMPP
 resource to an empty string. But with `CTCP`, we are still revealing
 information about Tor Messenger (see #15161).

 We should decide how we want to identify Tor Messenger, whether by setting
 the user agent to an empty string, or setting it to some known product
 like Thunderbird or Instantbird.

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