Comments on: Web surfing privacy and being multilingual http://www.konstantin.shemyak.com/blog/2010/02/15/web-surfing-privacy-and-being-multilingual/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:01:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anton Martchukov http://www.konstantin.shemyak.com/blog/2010/02/15/web-surfing-privacy-and-being-multilingual/comment-page-1/#comment-13196 Anton Martchukov Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:47:14 +0000 http://www.konstantin.shemyak.com/blog/?p=353#comment-13196 That's a nice change for you to digg into this area. Seriously. Nothing helps that much to learn some field than having a short real task. I would like to write such an extension, but my FOSS plans are already overcommiteed ;-) That’s a nice change for you to digg into this area. Seriously. Nothing helps that much to learn some field than having a short real task.

I would like to write such an extension, but my FOSS plans are already overcommiteed ;-)

]]> By: konstantin http://www.konstantin.shemyak.com/blog/2010/02/15/web-surfing-privacy-and-being-multilingual/comment-page-1/#comment-13194 konstantin Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:38:01 +0000 http://www.konstantin.shemyak.com/blog/?p=353#comment-13194 And something is wrong with my ThreadedComments plugin... And something is wrong with my ThreadedComments plugin…

]]> By: konstantin http://www.konstantin.shemyak.com/blog/2010/02/15/web-surfing-privacy-and-being-multilingual/comment-page-1/#comment-13193 konstantin Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:28:23 +0000 http://www.konstantin.shemyak.com/blog/?p=353#comment-13193 <i>I see no reason for the browser to pass those custom preferences to any external domains to the site visiting.</i> Hm, Anton, this is damn smart. Seriously. If only I was a bit more experienced in this area, I would consider writing a Firefox plugin which strips extra HTTP headers from any requests to 3rd party hosts. You'd get the credit then ;) I see no reason for the browser to pass those custom preferences to any external domains to the site visiting.

Hm, Anton, this is damn smart. Seriously. If only I was a bit more experienced in this area, I would consider writing a Firefox plugin which strips extra HTTP headers from any requests to 3rd party hosts. You’d get the credit then ;)

]]> By: Anton Martchukov http://www.konstantin.shemyak.com/blog/2010/02/15/web-surfing-privacy-and-being-multilingual/comment-page-1/#comment-13192 Anton Martchukov Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:04:17 +0000 http://www.konstantin.shemyak.com/blog/?p=353#comment-13192 I think that there is no way of doing this. The idea here is that you pass to the server your custom preferences. If you want those custom preferences - you are different and that it's why it's possible to track you :-) But, I see the ultimate solution. Such tracking is useful only if one single party receives information from different parties (e.g. one google tracks you on different sites by embeding its content to them using images, scripts, etc). I see no reason for the browser to pass those custom preferences to any external domains to the site visiting. If somebody create an extension that does not send any custom infromation to them, it will break such fingerprinting. The site you visit will be able to track you anyway, but this is not that critical. But, well, there is also a TCP fingerprinting available, but TOR or any proxy can solve it. I think that there is no way of doing this. The idea here is that you pass to the server your custom preferences. If you want those custom preferences – you are different and that it’s why it’s possible to track you :-)

But, I see the ultimate solution. Such tracking is useful only if one single party receives information from different parties (e.g. one google tracks you on different sites by embeding its content to them using images, scripts, etc). I see no reason for the browser to pass those custom preferences to any external domains to the site visiting. If somebody create an extension that does not send any custom infromation to them, it will break such fingerprinting. The site you visit will be able to track you anyway, but this is not that critical.

But, well, there is also a TCP fingerprinting available, but TOR or any proxy can solve it.

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