[tor-bugs] #28227 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Fingerprinting via JavaScript's "navigator" variable

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#28227: Fingerprinting via JavaScript's "navigator" variable
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 Reporter:  765472358523547  |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect           |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium           |      Component:  Applications/Tor Browser
  Version:                   |       Severity:  Normal
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 While the HTTP user-agent has the spoofed value, the real values can be
 read via JavaScript over "navigator.appVersion", "navigator.platform", and
 "navigator.userAgent", see
 https://www.w3schools.com/jsref/tryit.asp?filename=tryjsref_nav_all .

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