Re: Firefox 3

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Jon wrote:

> What's this about a unique id number with Firefox to enable Google to
> id a comp/user?

Cite?

Your IP address is available (with any browser), and has been forever.

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[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Jon wrote:

> Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote...
>> Jon wrote:
>>> What's this about a unique id number with Firefox to enable Google to
>>> id a comp/user?
>>
>> Cite?
>
> Rumour in another group. Thought I'd find out.

Ah. A rumour. Lovely things, those.

>> Your IP address is available (with any browser), and has been forever.
>
> IP isn't unique to every user/comp is it.

Yes. It is at the moment you used it.

Time/date stamp + IP address = You

and your ISP will have records of this, including what you connected to
at that instant.

As far as Firefox _itself_ generating some other kind of unique ID per
user seems a bit 'over the top' to me.

You did mention "Google" so maybe there is something to what you say in
the add-on Google Toolbar (for various browsers and OSs). For the life
of me, I don't understand why users want Google to know everything they
do on their (formerly) personal computers. Google Toolbar, Google
Desktop, Google online medical records, Google this'n'that...

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[Andy Walker]

Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:

> Time/date stamp + IP address = You

Not if you are sharing a proxy. You might be more correct to say IP
Address + source port + Unix Time Stamp = you.

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Andy Walker wrote:

> Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
>
>> Time/date stamp + IP address = You
>
> Not if you are sharing a proxy. You might be more correct to say IP
> Address + source port + Unix Time Stamp = you.

Ok, let's say that. :-)

It still means that anyone can be identified.

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