[tor-bugs] #21952 [Webpages]: Increasing the use of onion services through automatic redirects and aliasing

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#21952: Increasing the use of onion services through automatic redirects and
aliasing
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 Reporter:  linda        |          Owner:  linda
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Medium       |      Milestone:
Component:  Webpages     |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal       |     Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:  ux-team      |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:               |         Points:
 Reviewer:               |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by linda):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix


Comment:

 I am the one who suggested it, but I feel weird about this suggestion.

 I think that I am convinced that automatic redirects are not really safe
 and freak some people out. Yet I think that without redirecting
 automatically, it's really really really not going to be used by the
 masses.

 BUT this is be okay. We want people to use Tor browser and browse things,
 and using onion services should be a decision that they actively make.The
 security implications are unclear, and it can easily politically be
 construed to us pushing an agenda, the security benefits are much less
 clear than with http vs https.  I personally wouldn't mind an average Tor
 user browsing on regular sites and using .onion sites rarely for special
 cases.

 I am also convinced that there are other projects all taking stabs at the
 whole naming-onion-sites, and that may provide a better solution.

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