[tor-bugs] #18886 [Applications/Tor Browser]: consider removing Pocket

Tue Apr 26 23:48:47 UTC 2016

#18886: consider removing Pocket
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 Reporter:  mcs                       |          Owner:  arthuredelstein
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  accepted
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  ff45-esr                  |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                            |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by arthuredelstein):

 Replying to [comment:1 cypherpunks]:
 > In Firefox 45 ESR the preference is browser.pocket.enabled.  As a
 defense-in-depth measure, browser.pocket.api and browser.pocket.site
 should be set to the empty string.

 Thanks for pointing these out. I agree that disabling Pocket is a good
 idea. Here's a patch that does that:

 https://github.com/arthuredelstein/tor-browser/commit/18886
 Hash: 9c1768026600b2f05efa2b31cb9f4a57b23220c2

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