HTTP cookies were shared across all accounts using a viewer installation - until recently. It's my understanding that the latest crop of viewer2 viewers keep cookies separate per-account. However unless you're using one of those newest ones, it's possible to track down alt-accounts or hotseat users using parcel media streams, shared-media prims or HTTP links by introducing tracking cookies.
On 6/05/2010 6:54 AM, Tigro Spottystripes wrote: > I thought cookies weren't shared between accounts even in the same > machine...are you sure they are? > > On 5/5/2010 17:28, Thomas Shikami wrote: > > Bryon Ruxton schrieb: > >> Can't we just get an additional AGENT_VIEWER flag via llGetAgentInfo? > >> Even if not foolproof, it's useful as a factor for legitimate > security or > >> warning tools, as well as for stats gathering for 99% of residents. > >> It seems like a logical solution to me, instead of having to go the > http > >> agent route or other hackish solutions. > >> > > Making the http trick obsolete is a good step forward in ensuring > > privacy and maybe a step forward to some LSL policy. Like TPV policy > was > > a start to stop copybot development/distribution. When will LSL being > > policed about what can be done? LSL can also be used to replicate prim > > parameters and export/import. And newer tools abusing the llParcelMedia > > commands can be used to get the IP address of the users and they allow > > planting cookies into the viewers, that are shared between all accounts. > > > Don't get me wrong on here. The hypothetical scenery I'm thinking about > > is a stalker being friends with a land owner, tracking down the alts of > > myself to grief me. I am not against banning on the viewer identity. > > Though alt account information is no one's business until LL makes that > > information available. > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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 -- Tateru Nino Contributing Editor http://massively.com/ -- Tateru Nino http://dwellonit.taterunino.net/ _______________________________________________ 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
