NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad
[ NNSquad ] Class action lawsuit targets Google for standard browser "http referer" behavior
Class action lawsuit targets Google for standard browser "http referer" behavior http://bit.ly/cvXAG7 (PR Newswire) [ Google Sued for Violating the Privacy Rights of Millions of Americans ] - - - This is a "deep pockets" attack on Google that is actually attempting to collect "damages" related to (and ban?) the standard "http referer" construct generated by browsers, which of course has important analytical and security implications (referer checking is commonly used to help fight "cross-site request forgery" scams). --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com) http://www.vortex.com/lauren Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 Co-Founder, PFIR (People For Internet Responsibility): http://www.pfir.org Co-Founder, NNSquad (Network Neutrality Squad): http://www.nnsquad.org Founder, GCTIP (Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance): http://www.gctip.org Founder, PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Google Buzz: http://bit.ly/lauren-buzz