[tor-bugs] #30543 [Applications/Tor Browser]: device orientation leaks

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#30543: device orientation leaks
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 Reporter:  Thorin                          |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                          |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                          |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser        |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                          |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-fingerprinting, tbb-mobile  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                                  |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                  |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by tom):

 >  I'm not hardware savvy: but do laptop and desktop support this, e.g
 with rotating screens. We could ignore android, and only apply orientation
 to win/mac/linux. i.e least apply landscape to css media orientation like
 we do for the two css media resolutions. matchMedia I'm not sure about.
 And their will be other methods, I'm sure.

 I tested with my Windows Surface tablet: yes desktop will reveal the
 orientation if you have it non-standard and yes there are open leaks where
 RFP doesn't work.

 So this might be a WONTFIX for mobile (which I agree with) but it is an
 active open issue on desktop that makes a few people look quite unique. We
 should open a bugzilla bug for these if we don't have one...

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