[tor-bugs] #17207 [Tor Browser]: Testing navigator.mimeTypes for known names can reveal info and increase fingerprinting risk

Fri Oct 30 20:06:05 UTC 2015

#17207: Testing navigator.mimeTypes for known names can reveal info and increase
fingerprinting risk
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 Reporter:  TemporaryNick                        |          Owner:
     Type:  defect                               |  arthuredelstein
 Priority:  High                                 |         Status:
Component:  Tor Browser                          |  needs_review
 Severity:  Major                                |      Milestone:
 Keywords:  tbb-fingerprinting,                  |        Version:
  TorBrowserTeam201510R                          |     Resolution:
Parent ID:                                       |  Actual Points:
  Sponsor:                                       |         Points:
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Comment (by gk):

 mcs/brade: if you have some capacities left and would have a look at this
 one, too, that would be grand. We might be able to include that one into
 the alpha as well then.

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