[tor-bugs] #17498 [Torbutton]: Torbutton refererSpoof seems broken

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#17498: Torbutton refererSpoof seems broken
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     Reporter:  yupyup     |      Owner:
         Type:  defect     |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium     |  Milestone:
    Component:  Torbutton  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal     |   Keywords:
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       Points:             |    Sponsor:
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 Trying extensions.torbutton.refererspoof setting of 0, 1, and 2 all give
 the same response: no referrer sent.

 The same happens even when network.http.referer.spoofSource is set to
 true.

 Torbrowser version 5.0.3. Tested on HTTPS site.

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