[tor-bugs] #32418 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Torbrowser tells on every start, that it can't update although it is newest

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#32418: Torbrowser tells on every start, that it can't update although it is newest
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 Reporter:  Yeti                      |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  needs_information
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-update                |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by Yeti):

 Replying to [comment:5 boklm]:
 > In some cases it can be useful to have a way to disable the updater, so
 I think having support for the `app.update.enabled` pref would be nice.
 I support that.
 At least until Mozilla decides to change this doubtful behaviour. Programs
 started with user rights shouldn't be able to write into program
 directories. It's easy to click away the warning at every start but when
 it gets habitual (or someone writes a userscript for that), it's bad.

 Replying to [comment:4 mcs]:
 > Another alternative would be to decide that installing in a read-only
 area of the file system [...] is not something we can support.

 This would be the worst case, especially for security related software.
 (IMHO this even should be default.)

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