Browser Privacy Test 133
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."
Re:Hey cats! Speaking of privacy... (Score:3, Funny)
Me know how to handle cookie! (Score:5, Funny)
Om nom nom nom nom!!!
My Privacy Test (Score:5, Funny)
I'm secretly in love with my best friend's wife, but I like gay midget porn.
[preview]
Damn, Firefox privacy test failed
Re:My Privacy Test (Score:5, Funny)
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...
Re:One word (Score:1, Funny)
What is wrong with you?
Re:My Privacy Test (Score:4, Funny)
You sick pervert!
Re:What I know about *BSD (Score:2, Funny)
12. Profit!
Re:My Privacy Test (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Me know how to handle cookie! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Who is Kate McKinley? (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 [wikipedia.org] no hits for "Kate McKinley" and a Google search returns [google.ca] results that are sketchy or even anemic when it comes to browser security at best.
Maybe she's a privacy expert too.
Re:My Privacy Test (Score:4, 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.
Re:Who is Kate McKinley? (Score:3, Funny)
What the average Slashdotter wants to know is: Is she hot ?
You be the judge [facebook.com].
Re:It's spelt Firefox (Score:3, Funny)
It's spelled spelled.
That is, unless you're British.