#24072: Block Web Extensions from controlling crucial privacy preferences --------------------------------------+-------------------------- Reporter: cypherpunks | Owner: tbb-team Type: defect | Status: closed Priority: Medium | Milestone: Component: Applications/Tor Browser | Version: Severity: Major | Resolution: wontfix Keywords: | Actual Points: Parent ID: | Points: Reviewer: | Sponsor: --------------------------------------+--------------------------
Comment (by tom): Well, there is https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=440908 which might land in 60 or shortly thereafter. When that lands, I would actually suggest that TB consider locking certain high value prefs (FPI, RFP, and the proxy ones.) That would help protect users from WebExtensions _and_ it ____might____ provide some layer of defense in depth from exploits (imagine a vulnerability that allowed an attacker to set arbitrary prefs.) I'm not arguing that it would be a strong security barrier. I am suggesting it could be a low-risk, low-effort mechanism to add some protection. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/24072#comment:3> Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <https://trac.torproject.org/> The Tor Project: anonymity online
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