more on ****yet***** Another new Google twist..

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Rodney Joffe <rjoffe () centergate com>
Date: January 9, 2006 6:11:13 PM EST
To: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>, Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: Re: [IP] more on Another new Google twist..

Hi Lauren,

On Jan 9, 2006, at 1:36 PM, David Farber wrote:

> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
> Date: January 9, 2006 2:41:01 PM EST
> To: dave () farber net
> Cc: capek () ieee net
> 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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