Bug #9297: Write user docs for the Tor Browser security slider

Bug #9297

Write user docs for the Tor Browser security slider

Added by anonym 2015-04-29 12:43:44 . Updated 2015-05-12 18:36:48 .

Status:

Resolved

Priority:

Normal

Assignee:

Category:

Target version:

Tails_1.4

Start date:

2015-04-29

Due date:

% Done:

Feature Branch:

doc/9297-security-slider

Type of work:

End-user documentation

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Starter:

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Description

Since we want to suppress the security slider notification (since it would be shown every boot of Tails) we should make users aware of its existence in our Tor Browser user docs.

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#1 Updated by anonym 2015-04-29 12:43:57

Status changed from Confirmed to In Progress
Assignee set to anonym

#2 Updated by anonym 2015-04-29 17:21:39

Status changed from In Progress to New
Assignee deleted (~~anonym~~)

I thought I would be able to do this in time for 1.4, but I doubt I will. Unless someone picks this up, I guess we have to postpone it to 1.4.1.

#3 Updated by sajolida 2015-04-30 04:43:55

Status changed from New to Confirmed
Assignee set to sajolida

I’ll have a look. Do you know if Tor documented it already?

#4 Updated by anonym 2015-04-30 07:29:48

sajolida wrote:
> I’ll have a look. Do you know if Tor documented it already?

AFAIK, the only thing that exists is: https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-browser-45-released#Security

#5 Updated by sajolida 2015-05-06 14:31:08

Status changed from Confirmed to In Progress

Applied in changeset commit:bb02d5ee613c979d709977de18d08044d4b9ce06.

#6 Updated by sajolida 2015-05-06 14:32:23

Assignee changed from sajolida to BitingBird
QA Check set to Ready for QA
Feature Branch set to doc/9297-security-slider

#7 Updated by BitingBird 2015-05-06 17:54:38

Assignee changed from BitingBird to sajolida
QA Check changed from Ready for QA to Dev Needed

Maybe a image would be nice? Like on the “New Identity” feature, there is a screenshot of the place to click to access it.

You should specify where is “the onion button” because users might be confused with vidalia’s icon.

There should also be a warning that changing the default might make your fingerprint more unique, hence identifiable, like in https://tails.boum.org/support/faq/index.en.html#index12h2

BTW, the FAQ should be rewritten accordingly, with a link to https://tails.boum.org/doc/anonymous_internet/Tor_Browser#security_slider

Otherwise this looks good.

Cheers !

#8 Updated by intrigeri 2015-05-06 19:42:00

> There should also be a warning that changing the default might make your fingerprint more unique, hence identifiable

I don’t think that’s needed, because these are options explicitly provided and supported by Tor Browser, and all Tor Browser users (not only in Tails) are encouraged to adjust the slider’s position to their needs.