[IP] more on ****yet***** Another new Google twist..
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From: Rodney Joffe <rjoffe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: January 9, 2006 6:11:13 PM EST
To: Lauren Weinstein <lauren@xxxxxxxxxx>, Dave Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [IP] more on Another new Google twist..
Hi Lauren,
On Jan 9, 2006, at 1:36 PM, David Farber wrote:
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From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: January 9, 2006 2:41:01 PM EST
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Cc: capek@xxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IP] Another new Google twist..
This is not entirely a straightforward situation. First, such
history displays are almost certainly based on cookies, so persons
who do not allow Google cookies are unlikely to see such output.
(Note however that this is a separate issue from Google's internal
logs of user search activity presumably tied to IP addresses.)
But wait, there's more. I have also been noticing seemingly random
but frequent attempts to trigger firefox connections to various
planetlabs machines (http://www.planet-lab.org/) as a result of
Google searches. I think it is admirable that Google is supporting
the research world but were it not for my "littleSnitch" application,
I would have had no idea. Nor do I know what Google is triggering, or
what data is being forwarded to the planetlabs network, or why - I
haven't bothered to stop it thus far. Have you noticed this?
"Googling" for this brings up general hints showing Google's
involvement, but I can't find any official note in Google's help
pages or FAQ.
Machines include:
Server: planet3.seattle.intel-research.net (12.17.136.138)
Server: planetlab2.ls.fi.upm.es (138.100.12.149)
Server: planetlab2.eecs.umich.edu (141.213.4.202)
Server: planetlab1.pop-rs.rnp.br (200.132.0.69)
Server: planetlab1.pop-rs.rnp.br (200.132.0.70)
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Rodney Joffe
CenterGate Research Group, LLC.
http://www.centergate.com
"Technology so advanced, even we don't understand it!"(R)
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