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kawashima
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PostPosted: 15:32 - 27 Jul 2010    Post subject: Can a blog owner see visitors browse history? Reply with quote

I browse many erotic sites. But I don't want my friends to know this.
When I browse my friends blogs without proxy, can he / she somehow know my browse history through IP or something?
Is it possible?
If so, how can I avoid it? Do I have to use proxy?
How do you cope with this problem?
p.s. my friends can't touch my PC directly. Can some of you see my browse history? Even if so, please let me know yes or no only. please don't write urls.
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panrider_uk
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PostPosted: 15:36 - 27 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Use Private Browsing (Tools/Start Private Browsing - in Firefox)

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PostPosted: 15:40 - 27 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lmfao, I don't know where to start with this. Can I please have a list of sites that you don't want your mates knwoing you visit lol.
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PostPosted: 15:44 - 27 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nope.
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The Shaggy D.A.
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PostPosted: 15:44 - 27 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, there's browser history available in the document object model, as well as a referrer object which is the page you were last on before visiting a page.

[edit] just reread your question - no, I can't see your browsing history from here, but if you were to visit one of the web pages on my site, then yes I could.
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kawashima
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PostPosted: 15:45 - 27 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

panrider_uk wrote:
Use Private Browsing (Tools/Statr Private Browsing - in Firefox)

Mark

Thank you! I didn't know this function. Cheers.

Carl_steveo wrote:
Can I please have a list of sites that you don't want your mates knwoing you visit lol.

No nooooo. But I started private browsing now so you can't see mine anymore.
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kawashima
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PostPosted: 15:51 - 27 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

DH8 wrote:
Nope.

The Shaggy D.A. wrote:
Yes, there's browser history available in the document object model, as well as a referrer object which is the page you were last on before visiting a page.

[edit] just reread your question - no, I can't see your browsing history from here, but if you were to visit one of the web pages on my site, then yes I could.


I was really worrying why my female friends seem to avoid me recently, but now I'm so relieved. Really Thanks Thumbs Up

[edit]
What kind of web page is it? I must avoid clicking them.
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G
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PostPosted: 12:43 - 28 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

As far as I know, you can only do anything with that tab (or the one page before if you open the window in a new tab/window by clicking on a link).
So if you open a new tab then go to a site, they will get nothing.

If some one was very clever, I can see they might be able to find the address of previous site you have visited in that tab, but they would have to be pretty clever about it and it would be prone to cause problems which might make it obvious they were spying on you.
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kawashima
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PostPosted: 22:45 - 28 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

G wrote:
So if you open a new tab then go to a site, they will get nothing.

Really thanks for this tip Thumbs Up
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Phil.
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PostPosted: 15:24 - 29 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

It is possible to get quite a comprehensive list of sites you have visited via a css vulnerability.

Here's the long version: https://dbaron.org/mozilla/visited-privacy

But in a nut shell, when you have visited a link it will normally change colour in your browser (e.g. not visited blue, visited purple).

A list of links combined with Javascript and CSS can figure out where you have been. But, unless you are logged into your friends blog, they will just know where an IP address has been.
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G
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PostPosted: 16:19 - 29 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

SummY wrote:
It is possible to get quite a comprehensive list of sites you have visited via a css vulnerability.

I forgot about this, can remember it being going to be 'fixed soon' some months ago, but seems not.
However they would have to have a list including the 'questionable' sites kawashima is worried about - so it's likely only major sites will be listed, especially with the multitude of 'niche' sites covering so many genres!
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