You might wish to make time to read this (very long) thread, if you have not already:
https://blogs.secondlife.com/thread/10467 Some research has been done into how the device works. Apparently it exploits a vulnerability in QuickTime to access users' computers and "mine" information about what software is, or was, installed on them. [I say "apparently" because I have not done the research myself and so cannot verify what others have written.] On 02/28/2010 10:20 PM, Tigro Spottystripes wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > AFAIK it doesn't claim to be able to detect them all the time, nor to be > able to detect all clients that might be out there; it shouldn't be > possible to do it, if he does make claims opposite to that he would be > lying. > > On 1/3/2010 00:15, Maggie Leber (sl: Maggie Darwin) wrote: >> On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 9:38 PM, Bryon Ruxton<br...@slearth.com> wrote: >> >>> An LSL function somewhere to identify viewers would help. >>> Leave then to us the ability to make inworld tools to control who gets in or >>> not. >> >> Your attention is directed to SVC-4636. I'm sure your support would >> be welcomed by some. >> >> Others know such a move would only increase the incentive for spoofing >> any identifier that might be used, regardless of what the ToS might >> say. Someone who's engaged in content copying is unlikely to be >> deterred by committing one more ToS violation. >> >> There is already at least one viewer developer who is also selling a >> product claiming to identify (by some secret proprietary means) >> avatars running "bad" viewers and ban them. >> _______________________________________________ >> Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: >> http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev >> Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting >> privileges >> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAkuLMmAACgkQ8ZFfSrFHsmWT9ACfTPfLWjbbPEp0x+yhK/OZqsIs > GEMAnRccx3iOX1kGRlb2lXNi15dHJpmf > =DKex > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev > Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges > -- Co-owner, Animations Rising: http://tinyurl.com/l959f2 Digital art by Miro: http://tinyurl.com/lwtw3q _______________________________________________ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges
