[tor-bugs] #27268 [Applications/Tor Browser]: preferences cleanup

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#27268: preferences cleanup
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 Reporter:  rzb                              |          Owner:  gk
     Type:  defect                           |         Status:
                                             |  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium                           |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                           |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  ff68-esr, TorBrowserTeam202001R  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                                   |         Points:  1
 Reviewer:                                   |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by gk):

 * status:  assigned => needs_review
 * keywords:  ff68-esr, TorBrowserTeam202001 => ff68-esr,
     TorBrowserTeam202001R
 * points:  0.5 => 1


Comment:

 Okay, I think I've addressed all the remaining removals in `bug_27268_v4`
 (https://gitweb.torproject.org/user/gk/tor-
 browser.git/log/?h=bug_27268_v4) (including setting `dom.netinfo.enabled`
 to `false`).

 Yes, `privacy.use_utc_timezone` and `privacy.suppressModifierKeyEvents`
 came indeed from old Tor Browser patches (#16622 and #17009 respectively)
 that got upstreamed meanwhile.

 As to the hotfix mechanism: that's now part of the
 [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Go_Faster/When_To_Use_System_Add-ons Go
 Faster] mechanism using system addons. We disable that in #19890, so we
 are good.

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