digital8
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 Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2005 6:54 pm Post subject: Google Web Accelerator sparks privacy fears |
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Some users are concerned that the Google Web Accelerator, still in beta, could pose a risk to privacy. Google Web Accelerator is a plug-in for Internet Explorer and Firefox that caches data from frequently visited websites and even checks for regular updates, so that users have new information ready for them the next time they browse the Web. One user complained that when visiting one site, the Accelerator logged him in as someone he did not know, suggesting that it used someone else's cache to gain access information. Google would not comment on the claim accept to say that while the Accelerator can collect such information as IP address, e-mail address, connection data, and cookies, it will not log data entered during SSL sessions.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/securi...39190826,00.htm |
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