Feature #7471

Display a warning notification if the new identity feature is used

Added by sajolida 2014-06-29 22:14:07 . Updated 2015-01-08 12:28:22 .

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Rejected
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Normal
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Start date:
2014-06-29
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Description

If it is possible to detect that the new identity feature has been used (either the one from the browser or from Vidalia) then we could display a notification pointing to our warning about identities.

First we should quickly investigate how feasible this is…

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Related issues

Related to Tails - Feature #5716: Disable Vidalia new identity feature Rejected
Related to Tails - Feature #7226: Document the "New identity" feature in the browser Resolved 2014-06-29

History

#1 Updated by BitingBird 2014-07-19 16:04:17

  • Status changed from New to Confirmed

#2 Updated by intrigeri 2014-07-19 19:42:20

  • related to Feature #5716: Disable Vidalia new identity feature added

#3 Updated by BitingBird 2015-01-03 04:37:21

  • related to Feature #7226: Document the "New identity" feature in the browser added

#4 Updated by BitingBird 2015-01-03 04:40:31

  • Assignee set to sajolida
  • QA Check set to Info Needed

We want to disable the option in Vidalia, so there is no point in making ad-hoc warning for it. As for the browser, we have documentation in progress (see Feature #7226) but you suggested to remove it from the warnings page and put it in torbrowser documentation.

So I’ll wait for you to make your mind before acting on that :)

#5 Updated by sajolida 2015-01-06 17:59:56

If it is technically easier to display a warning than to disable the feature, then this might happen earlier and be a useful improvement meanwhile. And as we probably won’t put much energy into patching Vidalia anyway this might be the case for a while.

#6 Updated by sajolida 2015-01-06 18:04:00

  • Assignee deleted (sajolida)
  • % Done changed from 0 to 100
  • QA Check deleted (Info Needed)

#7 Updated by sajolida 2015-01-07 09:29:30

  • % Done changed from 100 to 0

#8 Updated by intrigeri 2015-01-07 10:38:05

sajolida wrote:
> If it is technically easier to display a warning than to disable the feature,

It’s way easier to hide this button in Vidalia (we’re already doing it for a few other GUI widgets, and have been shipping a patched Vidalia package ~forever) than to write software that’ll monitor identity changes and display a notification (no idea how/where we would hook that in).

So, I’m not convinced this ticket is realistic nor very useful.

#9 Updated by sajolida 2015-01-08 12:28:22

  • Status changed from Confirmed to Rejected

That’s the technical expertise that was needed I think. So I’m rejected this ticket as a crazy idea :)