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Re: Google checking my system?



On Wed, 2007-08-15 at 14:39 -0400, Wayne Topa wrote:
> I have noticed recently, while watching iptraf, that I am getting
> connections from various google addresses. [...]
> 
> This happen on 4 different network boxen, while they have
> iceweasel running, and sitting on our networks local homepage.

It may have something to do with Firefox's new anti-phishing
functionality which fetches lists of phishing sites from Google:

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/phishing-protection/

One guy actually gets pissed about it here:

http://discuss.extremetech.com/forums/1004384653/ShowThread.aspx

He says the connections are still being made even after disabling the
forgery protection. Nasty if it's true.

-- 
Krzysztof Lubanski




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