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Re: [tor-bugs] #26146 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Setting `general.useragent.override` does not spoof the platform part anymore in ESR 60 which is confusing
#26146: Setting `general.useragent.override` does not spoof the platform part
anymore in ESR 60 which is confusing
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Reporter: gk | Owner: tbb-team
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: Medium | Milestone:
Component: Applications/Tor Browser | Version:
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: ff60-esr | Actual Points:
Parent ID: | Points:
Reviewer: | Sponsor:
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Comment (by sysrqb):
Replying to [comment:4 viktorj]:
> This is also bad for anonymity. With Tor Browser 8.0a9 the results on
panopticlick.eff.org look as expected, except for "Platform" and "User
Agent" which reveal the OS (Linux in my case).
The platform/OS on which Tor Browser is running can be detected multiple
ways, spoofing the user agent is simply a low-hanging fruit for obscuring
it. The usefulness of this is debatable, but we should minimize the
differences between platforms when it is possible.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/26146#comment:5>
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