Re:Leaking URLs to the Clown
by vilhelm_s on Monday June 24, 2024 @08:34PM
(#40782890)
She expected it to retrieve the URL to her own device, but it also sent it to the company that makes the app. That like if Chrome sent Google a list of all URLs you visit, people would definitely be angry about that.
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> That like if Chrome sent Google a list of all URLs you visit, people would definitely be angry about that.
I have bad news for you… the general public won’t care.
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/microsoft-edge-is-sending-all...
That doesn't prove that people don't care, just that Microsoft doesn't care about people.
Except Chrome indeed sends up all URLs you browse, at least by default/outside of incognito mode.
Re:Leaking URLs to the Clown
by Dylan16807 on Monday June 24, 2024 @09:27PM
(#40783285)
Are you talking about encrypted sync data or something else?
Re:Leaking URLs to the Clown
by magicalhippo on Monday June 24, 2024 @09:42PM
(#40783397)
Both autosuggest[1] and Safe Browsing[2] sends URLs or "portion of" URLs home to Google.
At least Google is fairly transparent about it, if you look for it. And I'd trust them way more than a tiny company making a "dime a dozen" app.
[1]: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/13730681?hl=en#zipp...
[2]: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/13844634?hl=en&ref_...
Re:Leaking URLs to the Clown
by Dylan16807 on Monday June 24, 2024 @09:56PM
(#40783492)
Doesn't safe browsing use a bloom filter to minimize those checks?
Yeah autosuggest is there and it has a toggle. But that's still far from every URL you browse.