[tor-bugs] #22165 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Rip out the option to collect local IP addresses

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Fri May 5 10:41:58 UTC 2017


#22165: Rip out the option to collect local IP addresses
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     Reporter:  gk                        |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  enhancement               |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                    |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal                    |   Keywords:  ff52-esr,
                                          |  tbb-7.0-must
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 The NetworkInfoService (./netwerk/base/NetworkInfoServiceCocoa.cpp and
 ./netwerk/base/NetworkInfoServiceLinux.cpp) both collect a list of local
 IP addresses for use in nsNetworkInfoService::ListNetworkAddresses(). This
 is used by mDNS and the Presentation API. We should rip out the relevant
 part as a defense in depth

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