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Re: [tor-bugs] #17023 [Tor Browser]: Investigate fingerprinting of mouse/pointing events

#17023: Investigate fingerprinting of mouse/pointing events
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     Reporter:  arthuredelstein  |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect           |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal           |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor Browser      |    Version:
   Resolution:                   |   Keywords:  tbb-fingerprinting
Actual Points:                   |  Parent ID:
       Points:                   |
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:6 kernelcorn]:
 > This threat could be reduced if we disabled some of this functionality
 via the security slider.

 I hear this kind of argument more often recently. Keep in mind that this
 slider is a *security* slider not a *privacy* slider on purpose. I think
 we should give the best privacy protections we can to all users
 independent of the security level they've chosen.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/17023#comment:7>
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