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One Thing Hackers Do Not Want You To Know: 01/06/2011

One Thing Hackers Do Not Want You To Know

Privacy 101- History Sniffing

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Darity Wesley Go to Profile Darity Wesley
Published: 01/06/2011
Posted by: Privacy Solutions

be_differentTechnology has spawned some interesting terms like phishing and spamming. The latest conversation in the privacy world is about ‘history sniffing’.

What is history sniffing and why do we care?

When you click on a link on a website, the color changes from blue to purple (by default). Browser history sniffing compares the colors of links in your history folder to a master list of links (and their default non-visited colors) maintained by a website operator, who accesses your computer without permission. A color mismatch indicates a particular site has been visited.

Why is this important?

 


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Comments on: One Thing Hackers Do Not Want You To Know
by Victor Lund 2011-01-10 06:09:32
Incidentally, RE Technology and WAV Group both rely on the consulting and legal services of Darity Wesley's firm. The privacy policy and terms of use of RE Technology that you find below were crafted by Darity. You will notice that RE Technology does not share any personally identifiable information about you with any third party.

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