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Robbie
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 Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 2:33 am Post subject: Google Web Accelerator - Beware? |
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Hi,
Google have released a product called the "Google Web Accelerator". According to all available information, this product will send everything you read on the internet into a cache such that others can then read it. It will also "prefetch" and view pages off links.
This means, if you view private messages on this site, those private messages will then be viewable by anyone. Indeed, even if you dont view private messages, they may still be made available.
This will also affect other site where you may have personal information.
As a security precaution, we have restricted use by the Google Web Accelerator until we are confident there are no security issues. Personally, I would recommend you treat this product as a "trojan" and not to let it near your computer(s).
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mistressofbucklebury
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| Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 3:44 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the heads up Robbie.
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Eruanna
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| Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 12:35 pm Post subject: Thank you |
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Robbie:
Thank you for the info on this new software.
There is so much "malware" out there. The news in the U.S. is that 90% of malicious code is now written for financial gain, not just malicious destruction of data.
--Eruanna
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NancyBrooke
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| Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 9:56 am Post subject: |
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Similar:
Adobe has linked the version 7.0 upgrade of their Reader to a yahoo! toolbar; they want you to get one necessarily with the other.
However, this page:
http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/asa/archives/007183.html
Has a legitimate link with just the upgrade, sans toolbar. If anyone needs ...
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