Indeed, same thing in Google. Would even be the same thing in Lynx.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Butch Evans" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 11:59 PM To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT, IE is allowing strange things > On Thu, 2009-05-07 at 21:09 -0700, Marlon K. Schafer wrote: >> OK, this seems simple enough. Type in www.aaa.com and go to the triple A >> site right? > > So far so good. > >> Nope, it somehow knows that I'm in zip code 99159 and sends me, >> automatically to www.aaawa.com! > > It knows you have IP address 64.146.146.x (or whatever). By using IP > geolocation, it is easily determined that you are in Washington. > > >> How in the world is a web site finding this info in my machine? Where >> the >> heck is it stored? How do I make it stop? > > Make it stop by using an anonymizer (proxy service). > >> I am SOOOOOO tired of being controlled! I don't even have the freedom to >> select the web site that I choose to go to. I mean really? > > These things are intended to be a service. I mean, if AAA has different > services in some parts of the country, then you'd be more likely to be > wanting to view Washington services. At least that's their plan/intent. > >> Please do NOT tell me to use firefox or some other browser. Most of my >> customers use IE and I have to know how to help protect them. > > Use Firefox, but it won't help. :-) > > -- > ******************************************************************** > * Butch Evans * Professional Network Consultation* > * http://www.butchevans.com/ * Network Engineering * > * http://www.wispa.org/ * WISPA Board Member * > * http://blog.butchevans.com/ * Wired or Wireless Networks * > ******************************************************************** > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
