Comments on: Internet Privacy: Start Panic Tells You Where You Have Been http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/internet-privacy-start-panic-tells-you-where-you-have-been/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:26:42 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Pete http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/internet-privacy-start-panic-tells-you-where-you-have-been/#comment-796147 Pete Mon, 18 May 2009 23:35:32 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/internet-privacy-start-panic-tells-you-where-you-have-been/#comment-796147 There's something similar (but faster) at: http://linuxbox.co.uk/stealing-browser-history-with-javascipt-and-css.php There’s something similar (but faster) at:

http://linuxbox.co.uk/stealing-browser-history-with-javascipt-and-css.php

]]> By: Eric Lawrence http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/internet-privacy-start-panic-tells-you-where-you-have-been/#comment-770661 Eric Lawrence Wed, 06 May 2009 14:48:08 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/internet-privacy-start-panic-tells-you-where-you-have-been/#comment-770661 • The “InPrivate Browsing” feature of IE8 doesn’t allow for CSS visited link detection. • The “Private Browsing” mode of Firefox 3.5 doesn’t allow for CSS visited link detection. • The “Incognito” mode of Chrome 2.0 doesn’t allow for CSS visited link detection. So: • If you browse untrusted sites in private mode, those untrusted sites cannot sniff any visits at all. • Or, if you browse trusted sites in private mode, visits to those trusted sites cannot be sniffed, even from non-private mode. • The “InPrivate Browsing” feature of IE8 doesn’t allow for CSS visited link detection.
• The “Private Browsing” mode of Firefox 3.5 doesn’t allow for CSS visited link detection.
• The “Incognito” mode of Chrome 2.0 doesn’t allow for CSS visited link detection.

So:

• If you browse untrusted sites in private mode, those untrusted sites cannot sniff any visits at all.
• Or, if you browse trusted sites in private mode, visits to those trusted sites cannot be sniffed, even from non-private mode.

]]> By: Tonio http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/internet-privacy-start-panic-tells-you-where-you-have-been/#comment-760972 Tonio Sat, 02 May 2009 22:07:21 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/internet-privacy-start-panic-tells-you-where-you-have-been/#comment-760972 After analyzing it gave me... nothing. I clear browsing history and cookies regularly, but I already had visited a few sites in the same session. So at least these sited should have been on the list!!! I have Java installed and no, I don't use a scriptblocker. Still, I know that doesn't mean that my IP-address or other information isn't gathered and stored in databases on different sites. There is no way Start Panic can know that information. After analyzing it gave me… nothing. I clear browsing history and cookies regularly, but I already had visited a few sites in the same session. So at least these sited should have been on the list!!! I have Java installed and no, I don’t use a scriptblocker.

Still, I know that doesn’t mean that my IP-address or other information isn’t gathered and stored in databases on different sites. There is no way Start Panic can know that information.

]]> By: Blogscare.com » Blog Archive » Completly Remove your Browser History With StartPanic http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/internet-privacy-start-panic-tells-you-where-you-have-been/#comment-756843 Blogscare.com » Blog Archive » Completly Remove your Browser History With StartPanic Fri, 01 May 2009 08:00:05 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/internet-privacy-start-panic-tells-you-where-you-have-been/#comment-756843 [...] Via - GHacks [...] [...] Via – GHacks [...]

]]> By: Internet Browser Vulnerabilty Reveils Browser History Even After Clearing Browser History | TECH YARD http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/internet-privacy-start-panic-tells-you-where-you-have-been/#comment-745584 Internet Browser Vulnerabilty Reveils Browser History Even After Clearing Browser History | TECH YARD Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:08:11 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/internet-privacy-start-panic-tells-you-where-you-have-been/#comment-745584 [...] Via - GHacks [...] [...] Via – GHacks [...]

]]> By: Jojo http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/internet-privacy-start-panic-tells-you-where-you-have-been/#comment-744970 Jojo Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:59:47 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/internet-privacy-start-panic-tells-you-where-you-have-been/#comment-744970 Tried it and it works if I enable the site in NoScript. This would seem to be a security hole to me. We all know that your ISP can see everyplace you visit but why should ANY random site using this technology be able to interrogate a person's browser history??? Does not make any sense! Knowing where you have visited could be advantageous to a site, particularly one that knows your real name, but what is the advantage for the user? I signed the petition on the site. Hope something gets done about this. Tried it and it works if I enable the site in NoScript.

This would seem to be a security hole to me. We all know that your ISP can see everyplace you visit but why should ANY random site using this technology be able to interrogate a person’s browser history??? Does not make any sense!

Knowing where you have visited could be advantageous to a site, particularly one that knows your real name, but what is the advantage for the user?

I signed the petition on the site. Hope something gets done about this.

]]> By: Start Panic : Is it time to press the “panic” button yet ? | bit Feed http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/internet-privacy-start-panic-tells-you-where-you-have-been/#comment-744941 Start Panic : Is it time to press the “panic” button yet ? | bit Feed Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:27:20 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/internet-privacy-start-panic-tells-you-where-you-have-been/#comment-744941 [...] Internet Privacy : Start Panic Tells  You Where You Have Been (ghacks.net) [...] [...] Internet Privacy : Start Panic Tells  You Where You Have Been (ghacks.net) [...]

]]> By: nero http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/internet-privacy-start-panic-tells-you-where-you-have-been/#comment-744867 nero Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:08:47 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/internet-privacy-start-panic-tells-you-where-you-have-been/#comment-744867 Well aside from NoScript I have the SafeCache and SafeHistory extensions. Very much worth having those. Well aside from NoScript I have the SafeCache and SafeHistory extensions. Very much worth having those.

]]> By: anonimo http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/internet-privacy-start-panic-tells-you-where-you-have-been/#comment-744854 anonimo Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:56:50 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/internet-privacy-start-panic-tells-you-where-you-have-been/#comment-744854 It's from 2007 and it doesn't need Javascript http://ha.ckers.org/blog/20070228/steal-browser-history-without-javascript It’s from 2007 and it doesn’t need Javascript
http://ha.ckers.org/blog/20070228/steal-browser-history-without-javascript

]]> By: Rarst http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/internet-privacy-start-panic-tells-you-where-you-have-been/#comment-744817 Rarst Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:21:24 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/internet-privacy-start-panic-tells-you-where-you-have-been/#comment-744817 @Martin I am just fond of solving problems by ignoring them. :) Privacy online is long gone. Disabling scripts reduces amount of information that can be gathered about you but hardly eliminates possibility. @Martin

I am just fond of solving problems by ignoring them. :)

Privacy online is long gone. Disabling scripts reduces amount of information that can be gathered about you but hardly eliminates possibility.

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/internet-privacy-start-panic-tells-you-where-you-have-been/#comment-744813 Martin Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:17:42 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/internet-privacy-start-panic-tells-you-where-you-have-been/#comment-744813 Hah so you've given up? I use NoScript :) Hah so you’ve given up? I use NoScript :)

]]> By: Rarst http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/internet-privacy-start-panic-tells-you-where-you-have-been/#comment-744809 Rarst Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:11:42 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/internet-privacy-start-panic-tells-you-where-you-have-been/#comment-744809 This is hardly new. As far as I remember last one checked links for visited status. Maybe I am jaded but these things don't even scare me anymore. Viruses are real trouble. This is... just life online. This is hardly new. As far as I remember last one checked links for visited status.

Maybe I am jaded but these things don’t even scare me anymore. Viruses are real trouble. This is… just life online.

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