Re: How does GMail know I use Firebug extension in Iceweasel?
On Nov 28, 2007 4:17 PM, Raj Kiran Grandhi <grajkiran@gmail.com> 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?
>
> A search on google tells me that many others have noticed this too, but
> I could not find how google does it.
Firebug sets the value of the DOM element window.console to "Firebug" and
creates the elements window.console.firebug and console.firebug
Cheers,
Kelly Clowers
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