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IE Flaw Utilizes Google Desktop Search

Tech · Msie · 2005-12-02 11:03 · posted by Zonk · from the i-knew-that-would-come-back-to-haunt-me dept. · 165 comments

abscondment writes "An error in the way Internet Explorer parses CSS files has been discovered by Matan Gillon of Israel. The flaw can be exploited by any website, and used to access personal information via Google's Desktop Search program. Of course, Google contends that this is a flaw with IE, and not their search software."