[tor-bugs] #6217 [Tor Browser]: Mozilla updates queries happen at regular intervals
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#6217: Mozilla updates queries happen at regular intervals
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Reporter: cypherpunks | Owner: tbb-team
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: Medium | Milestone:
Component: Tor Browser | Version:
Severity: Major | Resolution:
Keywords: tbb-linkability, tbb-firefox-patch | Actual Points:
Parent ID: | Points:
Sponsor: |
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Comment (by bugzilla):
Regular update checks are equal to any regular self-updating webpage. Is
this really fingerprintable? AFAIK Tor basic design has built-in defenses
against this type of attack.
Pinging different sites in one circuit is much more worse.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/6217#comment:8>
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