[tor-bugs] #25658 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Activity 2.1: Improve user understanding and user control by clarifying Tor Browser's security features

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#25658: Activity 2.1: Improve user understanding and user control by clarifying Tor
Browser's security features
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 Reporter:  isabela                              |          Owner:
                                                 |  antonela
     Type:  project                              |         Status:  new
 Priority:  High                                 |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  ux-team, GeorgKoppen201812,          |  Actual Points:
  TorBrowserTeam201904                           |
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                                                 |  Sponsor17
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:116 cypherpunks]:
 > Tor Browser 8.5 has completely broken the browsing experience.  Many
 websites on "standard" mode still break--but with the removal of the
 NoScript widget from the toolbar, users have absolutely no obvious way to
 fix things.  Further, "safer" and "safest" mode are so thoroughly broken
 they might as well be removed entirely.  I understand design is an
 iterative process.  I also understand the destination will be better than
 the status quo.
 >
 > This update was botched.  Many websites still break in standard mode,
 but there is no obvious way to un-break them.  Most websites totally break
 in safest mode, but this essential un-breaking control is suddenly buried
 deep within menus and hidden from the user.
 >
 > It's ironic that an issue titled, "Improve user understanding and user
 control by clarifying Tor Browser's security features" results in a Tor
 Browser release that confuses users by removing a key user control over
 Tor Browser security features.  The icing on the cake is Georg's last
 comment, "We'll postpone site-specific permissions for 9.0. Taking this
 ticket off of our 8.5 radar for now.".  Re-read the issue title for added
 comedic effect.

 Thanks. It seems #30600 is the ticket you wanted to comment on. (I'd still
 be curious to see answers to my questions there, actually, given that
 those sites mentioned in that bug work on standard level in my Tor Browser
 and I don't have seen any website broken on standard in 8.5 yet which got
 then fixed by some NoScript modifications via the toolbar icon)

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