Here's a Few Things Your Browser Let's Others Know...

by Bill Farnham

Posted: 13 years ago 14 replies

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Oh yea, Baby...

Computer Hope system information script

Actually, some of this can be helpful if you're trying to determine what your system looks like.

Patrician 13 years ago

Sheesh - glad it doesn't know my age or weight. LOL.

Pretty handy even lists which apps need upgrades.
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waterotter 13 years ago

Was waiting for my phone number to show up there.
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Bradley J Anderson 13 years ago

I came across something similar to this about a year ago, and on the bottom of it it actually said, "It seems you've been living two lives, Mr. Anderson." Since my last name is Anderson, I totally freaked! It took me a few minutes to realize it was just a quote from The Matrix. Duh! Whenever you go there, it would put up a different Matrix quote.
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- Bill Farnham 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Bradley J Anderson
  
  Since my last name is Anderson, I totally freaked! It took me a few minutes to realize it was just a quote from The Matrix.
  
  Too funny, Brad.
  
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Twailer 13 years ago

So my browser is kind of a spy? That's freaking but at least it doesn't see what i do in the house otherwise i would have to turn my PC to face the wall.
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- Bradley J Anderson 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Twailer
  
  So my browser is kind of a spy? That's freaking but at least it doesn't see what i do in the house otherwise i would have to turn my PC to face the wall.
  
  Oh, I forgot most people don't know that. The amount of information a website can get from your browser is astounding. Here's a good site:
  
  BrowserSpy.dk
  
  Look in the column on the left and it lists all the information it can extract from your browser. Well, most browsers, anyway, depending on your particular configuration.
  
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- seasoned 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Twailer
  
  So my browser is kind of a spy? That's freaking but at least it doesn't see what i do in the house otherwise i would have to turn my PC to face the wall.
  
  BE CAREFUL! They DO have viruses to SEE what YOU are doing! My latest netbook has a builtin camera. LUKILY, it has a little light to say it is ON, but I STILL cover the lens! My room is a mess, and I am not always DRESSED when I use my computer! 8-/
  
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HeySal 13 years ago

If it can't tell the color of my eyes and panties, I'm not real worried.
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- cjnovus 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by HeySal
  
  If it can't tell the color of my eyes and panties, I'm not real worried.
  
  a reasonable mother
  
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  Bradley J Anderson 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by HeySal
  
  If it can't tell the color of my eyes and panties, I'm not real worried.
  
  Yeah, it really sounds a lot worse than it is. The vast majority of it is harmless.
  
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  ThomM 13 years ago
  
  I had to do a search on the city it said I was in to find out where it was:confused:
  Seems I'm actually 300 miles west of where I am.
  
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  HeySal 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by cjnovus
  
  a reasonable mother
  
  LOL - at least forum members aren't learning too much about me, eh?
  
  Cable has presented opportunity for 2 way transmission now since the 90's (maybe earlier). Satellite presents privacy issues as well. They now have vans that have equipment that can see through walls, etc.
  
  Any privacy we have anymore is determined solely on the issue of whether someone with capability is actually interested in what you might be doing.
  
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- ThomM 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by HeySal
  
  If it can't tell the color of my eyes and panties, I'm not real worried.
  
  Hazel and black? or was that black and red.
  Did you have eyes when you where here?
  Damn I have to start paying attention
  
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seasoned 13 years ago

BTW I am surprised at how much it got WRONG! It said, for example, that I DON'T have PSD support! And what does the following mean?

Flash 10.3.162 10.2.152 Later version Link

I mean that "latest version" is OLDER than the version I have!

As for location? The only location it gave ME was for my ISP! Good luck trying to figure out where I am.

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