Thursday, June 21, 2007
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Monday, June 18, 2007
I'm spying on you.
I've added google analytics to this blog, just cause I wonder if anyone ever does stumble upon it out there on the great wide internet. I had to add it after my friend showed off her blog and she had added analytics.
http://toothfairydreams.blogspot.com/
I also showed her how to block analytics and all Javascript via a no script plug in for Firefox. Installing this plug-in will block Javascript on all websites. Why would you do this? Security, privacy, for fun.
Security, malicious websites use Javascript to install bad things on your computer. I surf with piece of mind knowing that any site I go to has to ask me first before executing code on my computer.
Privacy, if you don't have Javascipt blocked anyone using Google Analytics or any other Javascript based tracking code will know where you surf, what links you click, how long you stay there, etc. Maybe you care, maybe you don't.
Fun, I love watching sites panic when they realize I have Javascript turned off. Sometimes I get a message saying 'This site works better with Javascript enabled.' Sometimes parts of the site just won't work period.
Most of the sites I use for banking don't use Javascript, which is very good. Websites that don't have to have to use Javascript shouldn't, it leaves them vulnerable for XSS, cross-site scripting. To learn more visit your local library. jk.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_scripting
I've added google analytics to this blog, just cause I wonder if anyone ever does stumble upon it out there on the great wide internet. I had to add it after my friend showed off her blog and she had added analytics.
http://toothfairydreams.blogspot.com/
I also showed her how to block analytics and all Javascript via a no script plug in for Firefox. Installing this plug-in will block Javascript on all websites. Why would you do this? Security, privacy, for fun.
Security, malicious websites use Javascript to install bad things on your computer. I surf with piece of mind knowing that any site I go to has to ask me first before executing code on my computer.
Privacy, if you don't have Javascipt blocked anyone using Google Analytics or any other Javascript based tracking code will know where you surf, what links you click, how long you stay there, etc. Maybe you care, maybe you don't.
Fun, I love watching sites panic when they realize I have Javascript turned off. Sometimes I get a message saying 'This site works better with Javascript enabled.' Sometimes parts of the site just won't work period.
Most of the sites I use for banking don't use Javascript, which is very good. Websites that don't have to have to use Javascript shouldn't, it leaves them vulnerable for XSS, cross-site scripting. To learn more visit your local library. jk.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_scripting
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