[tor-bugs] #18802 [Tor Browser]: remove Shumway (JS-based Flash VM)

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#18802: remove Shumway (JS-based Flash VM)
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     Reporter:  mcs      |      Owner:  mcs
         Type:  defect   |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium   |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor      |    Version:
  Browser                |   Keywords:  ff45-esr, tbb-6.0a5,
     Severity:  Normal   |  TorBrowserTeam201604
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 In #18546, Mike said:
 Shumway (the flash previewer/player) can bypass proxy settings. If it is
 compiled in, we should rip it out/disable it at build time, so nobody
 enables it.

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