Search-query hijacks and redirection: What you need to know!

[~BD~]

By Michael Kassner
September 6, 2011, 6:12 AM PDT

Takeaway: Do you trust the results returned from your chosen search
engine? Michael Kassner looks into search engine hijacking and redirection.

I never used to give search results a second thought as to validity. The
responses I got seemed to fit what I asked for. That changed, when I was
working on the article, “Why is my Internet different from your Internet?”

Ref:
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/sec...59?tag=nl.e036

Good article! :-)

[Peter Foldes]

Just out of curiosity BD, what does this what you posted have to do with this group
?? Nothing to do with Spyware. Extra paranoid today are we??

JS

[~BD~]

Peter Foldes wrote:
> Just out of curiosity BD, what does this what you posted have to do with
> this group ?? Nothing to do with Spyware. Extra paranoid today are we??
>
> JS


When computers connect to a site with TLS or SSL authentication, a
certificate is issued which verifies the site's identity to the web browser.

Fake certificates could allow someone to *spy* on a user's activity.

HTH