[tor-talk] Firefox ESR: Using Hardware Acceleration: good or bad?

[ratlimo at tormail.org]

In Firefox ESR Preferences: Use hardware acceleration when available

Is there any attack vector by allowing this feature? (it is on by default)

I've read articles on malware replacing or altering [graphics card(s)]
firmware and since Tor users shouldn't use Flash [though some use HTML5 -
could this be abused by itself and/or with the H.A. feature discussed
here?] what are the pro vs. con to leaving this feature enabled vs.
disabling it?

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For Tails users who use Iceweasel instead of Firefox, please see the
discussion here:

https://tails.boum.org/forum/Iceweasel:_Using_Hardware_Acceleration_When_Available:_Good_or_Bad__63__/

And here:

http://clsvtzwzdgzkjda7.onion/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=9907