Controversial 'History Sniffing' Is Back, And Bigger Than Ever
http://j.mp/qR6CtO (paidContent) "When the practice of browser 'history sniffing' was first revealed in December, it spurred headlines and lawsuits, and criticism from a key FTC official, who urged browser companies to alter their software to prevent the practice. After those controversies, you might have expected history sniffing to fade away. But new research by Stanford researchers shows that one ad company, Epic Marketplace, instead embraced the practice on an unprecedented scale." - - - I don't know about this "revealed in December" part. I first wrote on this topic back at the beginning of 2009: "New Web Analytics Service Spies on Web Browsing Activity Without Permission" - http://j.mp/ndWGFL --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://vortex.com/g+lauren Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
