Closed
Bug 1508041
Opened 6 years ago
Closed 6 years ago
[WAYLAND] User agent shows X11
Categories
(Core :: Widget: Gtk, defect)
Tracking
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RESOLVED
WONTFIX
Tracking | Status | |
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firefox65 | --- | affected |
People
(Reporter: coolx67, Unassigned)
References
(Blocks 1 open bug)
Details
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Android 7.0; Mobile; rv:65.0) Gecko/65.0 Firefox/65.0 Steps to reproduce: open firefox with wayland backend go to menu> troubleshooting Actual results: user agent shows X11 even gnome uses Wayland session and in firefox wayland backend is enabled Expected results: should have shown correct user agent information
Comment 1•6 years ago
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Reproduced on Ubuntu 16.04 Wayland Weston (not sure what is the proper way to version it) on Firefox Nightly 65.0a1 20181120220133.
Blocks: wayland
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
status-firefox65:
--- → affected
Component: Untriaged → Widget: Gtk
Ever confirmed: true
Product: Firefox → Core
Maybe this is a feature, not a bug? I am not convinced that it is a good idea to expose information such as the system's underlying windowing system because it is rather irrelevant. Also it would make the user less anonymous by providing more data for fingerprinting that can be used for tracking. https://panopticlick.eff.org/
Comment 3•6 years ago
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Yes, better to remove that completely but definitely not expose the backend specifically.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 6 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
So why is the status WONTFIX? Isn't the solution then to just remove information about the windowing system from the User Agent?
Comment 6•4 years ago
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Correct protocol is at about:config. IMHO the X11 string should be removed from UA string.
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