[tor-bugs] #21792 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Make sure MediaError.message does not aid to fingerprinting

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Tue May 2 13:31:42 UTC 2017


#21792: Make sure MediaError.message does not aid to fingerprinting
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:
                                                 |  arthuredelstein
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_review
 Priority:  High                                 |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  ff52-esr, tbb-fingerprinting,        |  Actual Points:
  tbb-7.0-must-alpha, TorBrowserTeam201705R      |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by mcs):

 * cc: brade, mcs (added)


Comment:

 Your patch looks okay, although it would be safer to return an empty
 string in aResult in the `privacy.resistFingerprinting = true` case.

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