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Re: [tor-bugs] #10419 [Firefox Patch Issues]: Can requests to 127.0.0.1 be used to fingerprint the browser?

#10419: Can requests to 127.0.0.1 be used to fingerprint the browser?
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     Reporter:  mikeperry             |      Owner:  mikeperry
         Type:  task                  |     Status:  new
     Priority:  major                 |  Milestone:
    Component:  Firefox Patch Issues  |    Version:
   Resolution:                        |   Keywords:  tbb-fingerprinting
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 >I've grepped the 24.2.0 source tree for "127.0.0.1" and could find
 nothing to suggest that Firefox uses the address internally: The only
 occurrences of the string were inside of unit tests.
 What about used extensions?

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