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Server-side spyware -- Redsheriff -- Alert!
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2003 14:43:31 -0500
------ Forwarded Message From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com> Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2003 09:37:04 -0800 (PST) To: dave () farber net Cc: lauren () pfir org, neumann () pfir org Subject: Server-side spyware -- Redsheriff -- Alert! Dave, I haven't seen any mention here regarding the insidious spread of the "RedSheriff" server-side spyware system. This is now apparently in use by major sites and ISPs to send user Web browsing activity information back to a third party without the knowledge of the user. This software reportedly exists as a Java applet and is loaded to users by participating customers of the tracking system. It has seemingly been around for some time but is only now really appearing on people's radar. More info about this abomination from the company itself is at: http://www.redsheriff.com. A quick search on http://groups.google.com for "redsheriff" will yield significant information and help with setting up firewall blocking of this "service." (I won't include in this message the long URLs that result from such searches!) The arrogance of the sort of people pushing these kinds of user tracking/spying systems -- and the sites that see fit to use them -- is most impressive. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lauren () pfir org or lauren () vortex com or lauren () privacyforum org Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co-Founder, Fact Squad - http://www.factsquad.org Co-Founder, URIICA - Union for Representative International Internet Cooperation and Analysis - http://www.uriica.org Moderator, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy "Wired News" Commentaries - http://www.wired.com/news/storylist/0,2339,642,00.html & http://www.wired.com/news/storylist/0,2339,705,00.html ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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