On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 19:45:36 -0400, default wrote:

> On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:13:16 +0100, Dead Paul <dead_paul@no.reply> wrote:
>
>>I was watching the terrorstorm video (via a google search) when I right
>>clicked on the video where I saw google asking permission to watch and
>>listen (to me I presume) via my web cam and microphone (which I don't
>>have btw). Not sure but I think they asked me for my permission to let
>>them do this at any time.
>>It just gets worse and worse.
>
> If you have Macromedia Flash (since sold to Adobe - the pdf folks) your
> camera and microphone, by default, belong to them. You can "opt out,"
> presuming you trust their web site to opt you out - since this is
> something you need to do via scripts enabled.


Interesting about flash. Thanks.

>
> You still can't ditch their "persistent cookies" which web sites that use
> flash can access.
>
> Unplug the camera and microphone if you got'em . . .
>
> **** Homeland Security, **** George Bush, and **** the US Congress.
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