If you've visited 404 Tech Support recently, you'll have noticed a few additional ads. One was on the right column and another was on the home page following the most recent article. These ads were provided by Technorati Media. Today, after testing the ads for the past week , I have removed all Technorati Media ads and will not be going back to the service. I'm very … [Read more...]
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Google’s Terms of Service = Not Safe For Work?
Or Why You Might Reconsider Forwarding Your Work Mail to Gmail "Do No Evil!" That's Google's well-known catch-phrase that makes people more trusting of them. It has been called into question a few times when Google has over-stepped its bounds before and I'll cite the Google Buzz privacy issues as a recent example. Would it be evil for Google to do something that you have agreed … [Read more...]
Bing’s Search History via Proxy
My friend was telling me about this interesting tidbit people had found at his work when using Microsoft's search engine Bing. Bing keeps a search history for you based on your external IP address. For most this won't be a big deal but if you're at work and going through a proxy, everybody will be sharing the same external IP address. This means you'll have a shared search … [Read more...]