#27495: Tor Browser 8.0 wrong user-agent --------------------------------------+--------------------------- Reporter: temp123 | Owner: tbb-team Type: defect | Status: closed Priority: Medium | Milestone: Component: Applications/Tor Browser | Version: Severity: Normal | Resolution: duplicate Keywords: | Actual Points: Parent ID: | Points: Reviewer: | Sponsor: --------------------------------------+---------------------------
Comment (by cypherpunks3): Replying to [comment:2 arma]: > This ticket makes a good point that the useragent is actually set to Windows in my about:config, so it sure looks like it's *trying* to set the useragent, it's just not actually setting it correctly (or using it). > > (I hear from the tor browser devs that they are no longer trying to lie about user agent, (a) because you can't actually convincing lie, because there are so many other components that would have to change too, and (b) because when Android enters the scene, they won't want to get served the non-mobile version of pages. But I think there are still some arguments in favor of setting the useragent to Windows for the desktop version: passive website logs only look at user-agent for one, and when the openbsd people get their Tor Browser going they'll sure stand out. Oh and a third reason is the flood of people who keep thinking there's a bug to report. :) The first issue is the most severe. I do not want to be the only person in the website logs who is shown as using Linux. The fix is so easy. Is there any way we can correct this? Should I be installing a browser extension to force the user agent? -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/27495#comment:6> Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <https://trac.torproject.org/> The Tor Project: anonymity online
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