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IE Flaw Utilizes Google Desktop Search

Posted by Zonk on from the i-knew-that-would-come-back-to-haunt-me dept.

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."

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  1. Re:The Quick Work-around by jimmyhat3939 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Off-topic question, but has anyone had some random bugs after upgrading to Firefox 1.5? Like, the Bank of America website doesn't work properly anymore. Same with a couple other companies' sites.

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  2. It's "it's" dagnabbit! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Puh-lease. This ridiculous question could be asked of any flaw. How about from the 'its 5pm lets leave early so we accept any sensationalist submission' department?

    I can see how the Slashbot must suffer over this - its Google, but its a security vulnerability, but its Microsoft, so its OK, but its still Google, so what do we do? Laugh, cry, sell stock?

    Boy, if I see you use "its" instead of "it's" just one more time, I'm going to personally come to your house and permanently sever your Internet connection.

  3. Re:Can it, Jew by grolschie · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    > Re:Can it, Jew

    Is calling somebody a "jew" supposed to be an insult or something in your book? If ones calls a human a "human", or an american an "american", isn't this just simply stating the obvious? Calling a person who isn't a jew, a "jew", simply because they find anti-semitic comments offensive, would be an ignorant and silly thing to do. "Human", "american", "chinese" and "jew", neither of these are insults.