#26605: investigate window.requestIdleCallback() for possible timing leaks -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: mcs | Owner: tbb-team Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Medium | Milestone: Component: Applications/Tor | Version: Browser | Keywords: tbb-fingerprinting- Severity: Normal | time-highres, ff60-esr, | TorBrowserTeam201807 Actual Points: | Parent ID: Points: | Reviewer: Sponsor: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- The `window.requestIdleCallback()` API is available as of Firefox 55. We should determine whether it may be used to learn too much about the performance of the user's computer/device, or if there are other timing leaks we want to avoid. See: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1314959 https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Background_Tasks_API
If necessary, we can disable this feature by setting `dom.requestIdleCallback.enabled` to `false`. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/26605> Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <https://trac.torproject.org/> The Tor Project: anonymity online
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