[tor-bugs] #22089 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Add Decentraleyes to slighten off a bit Exit traffic and work around some CDNs blocking of Tor

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#22089: Add Decentraleyes to slighten off a bit Exit traffic and work around some
CDNs blocking of Tor
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 Reporter:  imageverif                           |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  enhancement                          |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-usability-website, tbb-          |  Actual Points:
  performance                                    |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by mikeperry):

 This was mentioned in the website oracles blog post comments as a way to
 cut down on traffic to popular CDNs (https://blog.torproject.org/new-low-
 cost-traffic-analysis-attacks-mitigations). Probably not comprehensive but
 the perf win is also compelling.

 I don't see any obvious downsides, assuming the components stay up to date
 and compatible with whatever versions sites use.

 I've installed this in my TBB to test (warning: this is a yolo move that
 will change the request browser's fingerprint in ways that are obvious to
 anyone who looks; and ahf also pointed out that it may have unknown
 interactions with NoScripts attempts to block scripts). I'll see if I
 notice anything.

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