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[tor-bugs] #16316 [Tor Browser]: Disable New Tiles feature in Tor Browser based on ESR 38
#16316: Disable New Tiles feature in Tor Browser based on ESR 38
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Reporter: gk | Owner: tbb-team
Type: task | Status: new
Priority: major | Milestone:
Component: Tor Browser | Version:
Keywords: ff38-esr, tbb-linkability | Actual Points:
Parent ID: | Points:
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On `about:newtab` are now shown tiles with affiliate links that are
fetched from Mozilla's infrastructure and pings containing detailed data
about which tiles have been seen are sent back. See:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1042214#c33 for more detailed
information.
We should avoid all these things although our default Private Browsing
Mode with no history being enabled might mitigate the tracking risks.
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1073823 contains a way
turning that feature off and
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1030832 is the meta bug.
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1030832#c6 is interesting and
we want to keep an eye on this as "a website defining own enhanced tiles
via a meta tag" sounds potentially dangerous to me.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16316>
Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <https://trac.torproject.org/>
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