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agentbleu
on Dec 20, 2008
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Our business idea based on the CSS history hack: a...
but hang on, before you get all up in arms about privacy and rights, this is a possible google adsense / adwords killer and there is going to blood shed before privacy gets in the way of profits.
tptacek
on Dec 20, 2008
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Yeah, because no way could Google have figured out how to do this.
jamesjyu
on Dec 21, 2008
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Google should really also integrate this hack into google analytics -- that way they can give rough estimates of where else your traffic is surfing.
tptacek
on Dec 21, 2008
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I believe there's something in Google's S-1 filing that might technically prohibit them from doing this.
jjfarren-
on Dec 21, 2008
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Surely they also look at your browsing history, when you use Chrome, or even when you use their search engine.
tptacek
on Dec 21, 2008
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Surely you haven't even looked at Google's privacy policy, which spells out exactly how they
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do this with Chrome.
agentbleu
on Dec 20, 2008
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