Comments on: I see London, I see France — Tailrank goes 2.0 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/10/16/i-see-london-i-see-france-tailrank-goes-20/ This can all be made better. Ready? Begin. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:39:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kevin Burton http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/10/16/i-see-london-i-see-france-tailrank-goes-20/comment-page-1/#comment-21529 Kevin Burton Tue, 17 Oct 2006 17:37:58 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/10/16/i-see-london-i-see-france-tailrank-goes-20/#comment-21529 Yeah..... It's a technology similar to crypto..... it can be used for good AND evil. I just use my powers for good though :) Yeah….. It’s a technology similar to crypto….. it can be used for good AND evil.

I just use my powers for good though :)

]]> By: Alex Hillman http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/10/16/i-see-london-i-see-france-tailrank-goes-20/comment-page-1/#comment-21506 Alex Hillman Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:50:16 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/10/16/i-see-london-i-see-france-tailrank-goes-20/#comment-21506 When this technique was posted to Digg, using a wonderfully inaccurate and scandalous title, it got a LOT of attention. http://digg.com/security/A_CSS_Hack_to_steal_your_browser_history_in_Firefox Obviously, it's clever but a)not css and b)doesn't steal your history...just does a compare against a whitelist. kudos to these guys for this implementation. But I wouldn't be surprised to get some backlash, more from people who don't understand than anything else. When this technique was posted to Digg, using a wonderfully inaccurate and scandalous title, it got a LOT of attention.

http://digg.com/security/A_CSS_Hack_to_steal_your_browser_history_in_Firefox

Obviously, it’s clever but a)not css and b)doesn’t steal your history…just does a compare against a whitelist.

kudos to these guys for this implementation. But I wouldn’t be surprised to get some backlash, more from people who don’t understand than anything else.

]]> By: Chris Messina http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/10/16/i-see-london-i-see-france-tailrank-goes-20/comment-page-1/#comment-21490 Chris Messina Tue, 17 Oct 2006 05:52:20 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/10/16/i-see-london-i-see-france-tailrank-goes-20/#comment-21490 I actually think it's pretty cool -- but that's because I know you. ;) I would watch this issue and if no one else picks it up, you're in the clear. If they do, it's not necessarily your issue, since this is something that's been, as you pointed out, discussed before with no proper outcome. I actually think it’s pretty cool — but that’s because I know you. ;)

I would watch this issue and if no one else picks it up, you’re in the clear. If they do, it’s not necessarily your issue, since this is something that’s been, as you pointed out, discussed before with no proper outcome.

]]> By: Kevin Burton http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/10/16/i-see-london-i-see-france-tailrank-goes-20/comment-page-1/#comment-21489 Kevin Burton Tue, 17 Oct 2006 05:46:08 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/10/16/i-see-london-i-see-france-tailrank-goes-20/#comment-21489 Just a few notes.... It would only be nefarious if we were to do something evil with it and /or automatically stole the information. We're trying to build a better experience for our customers which I think at the end of the day is just good karma. Also note that we're importing from a whitelist so really the only thing we could do is find out that you're reading feedblog or gigaom or something. I'll follow up to see if there are more comments but it's sleep time for me :) Kevin Just a few notes….

It would only be nefarious if we were to do something evil with it and /or automatically stole the information. We’re trying to build a better experience for our customers which I think at the end of the day is just good karma.

Also note that we’re importing from a whitelist so really the only thing we could do is find out that you’re reading feedblog or gigaom or something.

I’ll follow up to see if there are more comments but it’s sleep time for me :)

Kevin

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