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Re: [tor-bugs] #7085 [Tor bundles/installation]: Integrate Cryptocat Browser Extension into Tor Browser Bundle
#7085: Integrate Cryptocat Browser Extension into Tor Browser Bundle
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Reporter: kaepora | Owner: erinn
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: TorBrowserBundle 2.2.x-stable
Component: Tor bundles/installation | Version: Tor: unspecified
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Points: | Actualpoints:
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Comment(by mikeperry):
Replying to [comment:15 arma]:
> Replying to [comment:14 mikeperry]:
> > Oh, also, I think this extension is something that might make more
sense in Thunderbird. It's great that it could exist in the browser, but
secure instant messaging is more like something you'd expect from a mail
client than a web browser.
>
> Really? Everybody does their gtalk messaging with a browser these days,
don't they? A mail client has nothing to do with interactive messaging in
my world.
I think chat only makes sense in the browser for gmail because it's part
of a webpage that is already used for communications. If it were part of
some random area of browser UI instead, nobody would think to use it
instead of their dedicated communications webpage.
Moreover, there is no safe way to use GPG with the gmail web interface,
and it's not likely to exist in a safe form due to the litany of XSS
issues involved there.. In the future, we should provide a Thunderbird
build/profile for "communications security", including instant messaging.
That way, all of your secure communications software pieces are in one
place.
Of course, having both options couldn't hurt. But something tells me the
Thunderbird version will usertest better with people who have no idea what
Cryptocat is, especially if cryptocat alters the Thunderbird UI such that
it provides hints like "Initiate secure chat with this person" during an
email conversation with a known Cryptocat+Torbirdy user (by providing an
email header hint, for example).
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/7085#comment:20>
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