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Re: [tor-bugs] #15910 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Figure out what to do with OpenH264 (downloads) in Tor Browser
#15910: Figure out what to do with OpenH264 (downloads) in Tor Browser
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Reporter: gk | Owner: gk
Type: task | Status: reopened
Priority: Medium | Milestone:
Component: Applications/Tor Browser | Version:
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: ff52-esr, TorBrowserTeam201605 | Actual Points:
Parent ID: | Points:
Reviewer: | Sponsor:
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Changes (by viktorj):
* cc: viktor_jaegerskuepper@… (added)
Comment:
In Tor Browser 7.0a3-build4 the OpenH264 plugin is downloaded
automatically in the background if automatic addon updates are enabled or
if one checks for addon updates manually. In Firefox this happens because
of a change if Firefox 50, citing the release notes
(https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/50.0/releasenotes):
"The link to check for plugin security updates has been removed from the
addon manager as Firefox automatically checks for plugin updates"
The plugin is saved under /Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Browser/profile.default
/gmp-gmpopenh264. Note that the plugin is downloaded although I have
"media.gmp-manager.url.override" set to "data:text/plain," (default)
"media.gmp-provider.enabled" set to "false" (default)
The plugin is not listed in about:addons or about:plugins because of the
second option, so it is not used either, and I think WebRTC is deactivated
anyway. But I wonder why it is downloaded. I don't know any other option
to prevent the download, any of the two above work in Firefox as far as I
know.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15910#comment:21>
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