On Fri, May 25, 2001 at 10:03:04AM -0700, Jonathan Hilgeman wrote:
Now, I'm assuming that Apache has full access to these incoming packets.
Therefore, they must also have access to this invisible identifier. Is it
possible to extract that identifier somehow by tinkering with Apache?
Most NAT
Okay, after I think about it, there must be a way to identify a unique user,
even if they are behind a firewall. Let's run through this process:
1) Person behind the firewall sends out a request to a web server.
2) The firewall intercepts that request, masks the person's IP address and
lets the
Jonathan Hilgeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Okay, after I think about it, there must be a way to identify a unique user,
even if they are behind a firewall. Let's run through this process:
1) Person behind the firewall sends out a request to a web server.
2) The firewall intercepts that request,
Jonathan Hilgeman wrote:
Now, I'm assuming that Apache has full access to these incoming packets.
Therefore, they must also have access to this invisible identifier. Is it
possible to extract that identifier somehow by tinkering with Apache?
The only thing that you can access from the
is dependent on the browser?
Jonathan
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From: Wim Kerkhoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 10:15 AM
To: Jonathan Hilgeman
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Subject: Re: Concepts of Unique Tracking
Jonathan Hilgeman wrote:
Now, I'm assuming that Apache has
To: Jonathan Hilgeman
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Subject: Re: Concepts of Unique Tracking
On Fri, May 25, 2001 at 10:03:04AM -0700, Jonathan Hilgeman wrote:
Now, I'm assuming that Apache has full access to these incoming packets.
Therefore, they must also have access to this invisible identifier
Jonathan Hilgeman wrote:
What about client-specific information available in Javascript, like screen
resolution, size, etc...? Can that be accessed by tinkering with Apache a
bit, or is it something only available because of the browser, since
Javascript is dependent on the browser?
I
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Subject: Re: Concepts of Unique Tracking
JH Let's take over the world and recompile all browsers to have them send
out
JH the MAC address of thet network card.
.. and if I'm dialup user :)
JH Jonathan
JH -Original Message-
JH From: Wim Kerkhoff [mailto:[EMAIL
How quickly we forget ...
Don't we remember the huge outcry over Intel putting a unique ID in every
CPU which would could be transmitted via web browser and destroy all of our
privacy?
The frustration we feel as programmers who are trying to identify anonymous
visitors
is exactly what privacy
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Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 1:14 PM
To: Jonathan Hilgeman; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: Concepts of Unique Tracking
How quickly we forget ...
Don't we remember the huge outcry over Intel putting a unique
ID in every
CPU which would could be transmitted
Breeden
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From: Alex Porras
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 2:38 PM
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Subject: RE: Concepts of Unique Tracking
Although I agree about privacy issues, I will keep
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