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Browser History Sniffing Is Back

Posted by timothy on from the this-time-it's-interstitial dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Remember CSS history sniffing? The leak is plugged in all major browsers today, but there is some bad news: in a post to the Full Disclosure mailing list, security researchers have showcased a brand new tool to quickly extract your history by probing the cache, instead. The theory isn't new, but a convincing implementation is."

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  1. Re:Unreliable by Ethanol-fueled · · Score: 1, Troll

    I use Firefox with NoScript, instructing the browser to clear everything when it closes. I made a NoScript exception and tried the tool, and it failed to detect anything except Lowe's! I have never visited the Lowe's website, and I have never shopped there*!

    * Home Depot is where it's at, especially for cheap Mexicans!

  2. I've got a million of 'em by PopeRatzo · · Score: 0, Troll

    Home Depot is where it's at, especially for cheap Mexicans!

    That's great news. The Mexicans at Lowe's are really overpriced.

    I just looked at the Home Depot sale paper, and they've got Mexicans on sale. Buy 1, get 18 free.

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    You are welcome on my lawn.