Feature #16705

Update our explanation of JavaScript protections in Tor Browser

Added by sajolida 2019-05-06 08:50:57 . Updated 2019-05-21 16:53:17 .

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Resolved
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Normal
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% Done:

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Feature Branch:
doc/16705-javascript-protections
Type of work:
End-user documentation
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Browser
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Description

Cf. Bug #16694.


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Related issues

Blocks Tails - Feature #15941: Core work 2018Q4 → 2019Q2: Technical writing Resolved 2018-09-11

History

#1 Updated by sajolida 2019-05-06 08:51:35

  • blocks Feature #15941: Core work 2018Q4 → 2019Q2: Technical writing added

#2 Updated by anonym 2019-05-06 14:53:48

  • Status changed from Confirmed to Resolved

#3 Updated by anonym 2019-05-06 14:56:04

  • Status changed from Resolved to Confirmed

#4 Updated by anonym 2019-05-06 15:03:22

  • Target version changed from Tails_3.13.2 to Tails_3.14

#5 Updated by sajolida 2019-05-14 19:04:44

  • Assignee changed from sajolida to cbrownstein
  • QA Check set to Ready for QA
  • Feature Branch set to doc/16705-javascript-protections

This was much easier than I thought. See doc/16705-javascript-protections.

After 9021f83ee6 I don’t think that we need to mention canvas fingerprinting protection.

If the security analysis is outside of your comfort zone, please don’t spend too much time on it and I can always ask someone else to review this part specifically.

#6 Updated by cbrownstein 2019-05-15 21:53:00

  • Assignee changed from cbrownstein to sajolida

I’ve pushed a few changes:

https://0xacab.org/cbrownstein/tails/commits/doc/16705-javascript-protections

> If the security analysis is outside of your comfort zone, please don’t spend too much time on it and I can always ask someone else to review this part specifically.

The security analysis is within my comfort zone. And I followed the thread on tails-dev@. :-)

#7 Updated by sajolida 2019-05-16 09:49:39

You rock!

#8 Updated by intrigeri 2019-05-18 06:26:49

  • Status changed from Confirmed to In Progress

#9 Updated by sajolida 2019-05-21 16:53:17

  • Status changed from In Progress to Resolved
  • Assignee deleted (sajolida)
  • QA Check deleted (Ready for QA)

Merged!