Re: mozilla firefox 0.8 - linux (probably mozilla too) cut/paste (semi) vulnerability

[Henrik Persson <nix () syndicalist net>]

On Wed, 2004-04-28 at 18:31, Michael Williamson wrote:
> This isn't as much a typical vulnerability as it is poorly-designed
> behavior. I've noticed when cutting/pasting data (unix style, w/middle
> mouse button) into a Web form, any attempt to paste into an area without
> first clicking on the input will result in firefox doing a google search
> on the contents of the paste.  If I happen to be cutting/pasting
> confidential data, this is bad.

..please. Do you paste confidential data into webforms often? :D

You can turn off that behaviour, you know. about:config in your
mozilla/firefox and look for some option that looks nice.

D'oh.

-- 
Henrik Persson <nix () syndicalist net>

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