On Nov 28, 2007 6:17 PM, Raj Kiran Grandhi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It offers a couple of option to disable/configure it. However what I > find disturbing is how gmail 'knows' what extensions I have installed on > my machine. Is there a bug in iceweasel/firefox that leaks out some > information on extensions to the remote servers? > It is definitely possible to detect some/many of a user's extensions. In fact, not long ago someone released code to block users with the adblock extension. Here is some more info: http://ha.ckers.org/blog/20060823/detecting-firefox-extentions/ http://www.ush.it/2007/10/11/detect-noscript-poc/ -- swk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
