Re: How does GMail know I use Firebug extension in Iceweasel?
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On 11/28/07 18:17, Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote:
> Recently gmail has begun displaying the following notice when I login to
> its web interface:
>
> "Firebug is known to make Gmail slow unless it is configured correctly."
>
> It offers a couple of option to disable/configure it. However what I
> find disturbing is how gmail 'knows' what extensions I have installed on
> my machine. Is there a bug in iceweasel/firefox that leaks out some
> information on extensions to the remote servers?
JavaScript?
> A search on google tells me that many others have noticed this too, but
> I could not find how google does it.
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
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