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Title: Big Brother Is watching you...
Post by: Technical Ben on Dec 05, 2010, 21:05:13
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/03/browser_history_sniffing/

Not interested in the main article, but this snippet is interesting.

QuoteThe study also detected code on sites maintained by Microsoft, YouTube, Yahoo and About.com that perform what the scientists called "behavioral sniffing." They employ JavaScript that covertly tracks mouse movements on a page to detect what a user does after visiting it.

I wonder what they think if I wave the mouse in a suggestive shape...  :whistle:
Title: Re: Big Brother Is watching you...
Post by: armadillo on Dec 05, 2010, 22:50:46
Didn't you know that red thing on the front is a webcam?

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/11rkjIFXCfL._SL500_AA300_.jpg)
Title: Re: Big Brother Is watching you...
Post by: Simon on Dec 06, 2010, 00:08:45
Mine's a blue thing, so I'm safe.  ;)
Title: Re: Big Brother Is watching you...
Post by: Rik on Dec 06, 2010, 01:31:33
Been outside, have you, Simon?  :whistle:
Title: Re: Big Brother Is watching you...
Post by: Simon on Dec 06, 2010, 09:54:04
I have, it hasn't.  ;)
Title: Re: Big Brother Is watching you...
Post by: cavillas on Dec 06, 2010, 10:12:21
 :o  I don't have one. :eek4:
Title: Re: Big Brother Is watching you...
Post by: Technical Ben on Dec 06, 2010, 10:19:00
I've got a great big novelty Mercedes (imitation) mouse as my normal one broke. :(
Title: Re: Big Brother Is watching you...
Post by: Rik on Dec 06, 2010, 10:41:43
Quote from: Simon on Dec 06, 2010, 09:54:04
I have, it hasn't.  ;)

You can leave it inside while you go out? Now that is impressive.  :evil:
Title: Re: Big Brother Is watching you...
Post by: Simon on Dec 06, 2010, 12:38:24
So to speak, yes.  ;D
Title: Re: Big Brother Is watching you...
Post by: Rik on Dec 06, 2010, 12:40:39
 ;D