Tynt Insight Is Watching You Cut and Paste 495
jerryasher writes "In recent weeks I've noticed that when I copy and paste text from Wired and other websites, the pasted text has had the URL of the original website appended to it. Cool, and utterly annoying, and how do I make that stop? Tynt Insight is a piece of Javascript that sends what you copy to Tynt's webservers and adds the backlinks. Tynt calls that a service for the site owner, many people call that a privacy invasion. Worse, there are some reports that it sends not just what you copy, but everything you select. And Tynt provides no opt outs. Not cookie-based, not IP-based, but stop-it-you-creeps-angry-phone-call-based. It ain't a pure useful service, and it ain't a pure privacy invasion. But I sure wish they'd go away or have had the decency never to start up in the first place. I block it on Firefox with Ghostery."
It is to laugh. (Score:5, Funny)
Epic Win for Irony.
Currently on the front page of Wired.Com
"WebMonkey:
Warning: This site may be sharing your data"
Everything selected, not only copied? (Score:1, Funny)
In that case I hope they have enough server space.
Re:Thought JavaScript clipboard was opt in? (Score:5, Funny)
Or an ASCII art version of goatse.
It's insane, that guy's Tynt (Score:2, Funny)
Noscript FTW.
Re:Thought JavaScript clipboard was opt in? (Score:5, Funny)
Only on slashdot.
Re:Snopes (Score:5, Funny)
Hey boys! This feller here is calling himself "IT Ninja" but he doesn't know the difference between java and javascript! I say we run him outa slashdot!
Re:Thought JavaScript clipboard was opt in? (Score:3, Funny)
Maybe random passages snarfed from the alt.sex.stories archives... fuck up their demographics, but at least give them something to read!
Re:use noscript! (Score:4, Funny)
"Stop it, you creeps," angry phone call-based.
But yeah, the editors and most of the submitters not knowed the English.
"Stop it you!" creeps angry phone. (call-based)
Re:Thought JavaScript clipboard was opt in? (Score:3, Funny)
Pride and Prejudice? You're nice. I was thinking something along the lines of the 'first post' and CmdrTaco spam.
Re:If its just JS break it. (Score:5, Funny)
Don't like it? Metamoderate.
It is impossible to metamoderate without javascript.
The irony of that requirement is particularly stark given the context of this slashdot article.
Re:Thought JavaScript clipboard was opt in? (Score:4, Funny)
Moderating funny posts interesting (or informative, or insightful) can often be quite funny. When moderating, I’ve been known to do it just for comic effect.
Re:WHAT HOSTS DO THEY USE? (Score:3, Funny)
Wow, you're a real arrogant dickbag, aren't you? The next time you see an article on the internet about crappy egotistical IT folk, take a minute to walk down to the bathroom and look at yourself in the mirror.