Tor browser should have clear visual distinction to normal Firefox / browser
The Tor browser should have a clear visual distinction to the normal browser, to help prevent the user mixing it up with the normal Firefox instance he is running and thus inadvertently loosing anonymity without wanting to.
I know myself, I will mix this up many times, so I need all the help I can get in not getting the two confused and giving up my privacy without wanting to.
I see several facets here:
- For me as a user who does not need to fear shoulder surfing or imminent inspection of my machine from an adversary, a firefox theme that is clearly marked as TOR is perfect. Examples https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tor-browser-c/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tor-browser-b/ I would prefer something a little better integrated with system colors though for improved readability.
- For a user who has to fear shoulder surfing something more subtle would be preferable, I would suggest something that is visually very distinct but doesn't hint at the TorProject directly.
When you install TorBrowser for the first time, it already asks some setup questions (like: do you need a proxy). That would be a good time to offer a choice of themes to. Perhaps asking for a threat profile is a bit much. The end result should however definitely be that the Tor Browser is visually very distinct to the regular browser.
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Username: dwt