[tor-bugs] #15482 [Tor]: Don't surprise users with new circuits in the middle of browsing

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#15482: Don't surprise users with new circuits in the middle of browsing
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     Reporter:           |      Owner:  mikeperry
  mikeperry              |     Status:  new
         Type:           |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.7.x-final
  enhancement            |    Version:
     Priority:  normal   |   Keywords:  tbb-usability, tbb-4.5-alpha,
    Component:  Tor      |  TorBrowserTeam201503, MikePerry201503 tbb-wants
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Comment (by nickm):

 I'm attaching a patch with a more cautious (but more complex, and
 untested) approach.  What do you think?

 Another option would be to add an additional isolation flag, ISO_TIME,
 that could be turned off on a given SocksPort.

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