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Browser Privacy Test

Posted by samzenpus on 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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  1. Me know how to handle cookie! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Om nom nom nom nom!!!

  2. My Privacy Test by ian_from_brisbane · · 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 · · 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 · · Score: 3, Funny

      My undies are blue.

      You sick pervert!

    3. Re:My Privacy Test by syousef · · 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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  3. Re:Who is Kate McKinley? by Earthquake+Retrofit · · 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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