Browser Privacy Test

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Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday December 31, 2008 @01:47PM from the which-one-works-best-in-a-frozen-home dept.

lazyforker writes "A NYTimes blog post reports the results of security researcher Kate McKinley's tests of various browsers' (FireFox, Chrome, IE, Safari) privacy protection mechanisms. Specifically she tested their cookie handling. She also examined their handling of Flash's cookies. In summary: Safari on Mac OS X (in the 'private browsing' mode) is not so private ('quirky'). Safari on XP is not private at all. Flash behaves awfully everywhere."

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Re:Hey cats! Speaking of privacy... by Ethanol-fueled · 2008-12-31 13:52 · Score: 2, Funny

Those bastards! Quick, somebody report Sourceforge!
Me know how to handle cookie! by Anonymous Coward · 2008-12-31 13:53 · Score: 5, Funny

Om nom nom nom nom!!!
1. Re:Me know how to handle cookie! by anomnomnomymous · 2008-12-31 15:00 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  ^ This.
  
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My Privacy Test by ian_from_brisbane · 2008-12-31 13:54 · Score: 5, Funny

My undies are blue.
I'm secretly in love with my best friend's wife, but I like gay midget porn.

[preview]

Damn, Firefox privacy test failed :(
1. Re:My Privacy Test by SpottedKuh · 2008-12-31 14:13 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Damn, Firefox privacy test failed :(
  Next time, try "Post Anonymously"
  ...ah, hell, it's New Year's Eve. Go ahead and try your best friend's wife instead ;)
  ...or, you know, some midgets. Your call...
2. Re:My Privacy Test by BlueParrot · 2008-12-31 14:39 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  My undies are blue.
  You sick pervert!
3. Re:My Privacy Test by larry+bagina · 2008-12-31 14:45 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  or maybe his best friend's wife IS a gay midget.
  
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4. Re:My Privacy Test by syousef · 2008-12-31 15:15 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  I'm secretly in love with my best friend's wife, but I like gay midget porn.
  You think you have problems? Your best friend's wife's name is Steve. She has a beard and is 86cm tall.
  
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Re:One word by Dishevel · 2008-12-31 14:38 · Score: 1, Funny

Only half. What is wrong with you?

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Re:What I know about *BSD by Anonymous Coward · 2008-12-31 14:44 · Score: 2, Funny

11. ...
12. Profit!
Re:Who is Kate McKinley? by Earthquake+Retrofit · 2008-12-31 15:14 · Score: 5, Funny

I was just wondering who Kate McKinley really is. Most of all, I am skeptical as to whether she is even qualified to be called a "security researcher" at all.
Why? Because Wikipedia returns no hits for "Kate McKinley" and a Google search returns results that are sketchy or even anemic when it comes to browser security at best.
Maybe she's a privacy expert too.

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Re:Who is Kate McKinley? by ScrewMaster · 2008-12-31 15:46 · Score: 2, Funny

What the average Slashdotter wants to know is: Is she hot ?
You be the judge.

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Re:It's spelt Firefox by Mozk · 2008-12-31 15:59 · Score: 2, Funny

It's spelled spelled.
That is, unless you're British.

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