On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 2:48 PM, Richard P. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> When I start typing an address in Firefox 3.0, it not only displays > previously visited websites, but divulges detailed information about what > the site was used for. For instance, a previous user used Firefox to log > into their work's webmail and now each of their email's heading is displayed > for anyone to see, without even having to log in. This is a huge violation > of presumed privacy. Older versions of Firefox only displayed the root of > previously visited links. > > Has anyone else seen this? Firefox's "improvements" and "undocumented > features" are starting to make Internet Explorer look like a better choice > :-( > 1. Yes, previous versions just showed the URL information. 2. No, the current version just shows the "site" along with the URL - that is, what the site gives your browser as a window title. 3. If you have multiple people using the same profile in Firefox, that is an accident waiting to happen. 4. If your webmail displays the email heading in the window title, you might want to ask them to change that. I know that Gmail just displays the subject line. I don't know what you mean by the last paragraph, but this is clearly more useful to the user trying to get back to an earlier site by typing in the address bar. Plus, it will search the window-title information for what you are typing, not just the URL. This was an advertised feature. As for whether you consider that a privacy or security concern, you probably shouldn't have multiple people using the same account on your OS and the same profile in Firefox. -- John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
