[tor-bugs] #21999 [Applications/Tor Browser]: The "request English language web pages"-prompt is not working in 7.0a3

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Tue May 30 19:29:29 UTC 2017


#21999: The "request English language web pages"-prompt is not working in 7.0a3
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  ff52-esr, tbb-e10s,                  |  Actual Points:
  TorBrowserTeam201705, tbb-7.0-must             |
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 Why is this prompt at all? Shouldn't it ask the opposite "Do you want to
 request web pages of your locale (reduces antifingerprinting protection)?"
 if should?
 (Never seen that switching GUI language affects some program's behavior.)

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