Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?
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- Subject: Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?
- From: lee <lee@yun.yagibdah.de>
- Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:41:44 -0500
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On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 04:20:15PM -0500, Christofer C. Bell wrote:
> On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Jochen Schulz <ml@well-adjusted.de> wrote:
>
> > http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html
> > >
> > > They get a list of sites you have visited --- and who knows what else.
> >
> > No, they don't get that list. At least, you cannot tell whether they do
> > from looking at that web page. What you are seeing is a flash element,
> > interpreted by your *local* flash plugin, that's showing you your
> > *local* settings, cookies etc.
>
>
> Your logic is going to fall on deaf ears, unfortunately. Heck, it even says
> the same thing you just did on the page linked:
>
> "The list of websites above is stored on your computer only so that you can
> view or change your privacy settings or local storage settings. Adobe has no
> access to this list, or to any of the information that the websites may have
> stored on your computer."
>
> Too many people in tinfoil hats around here for you to be heard!
Ok, that's what they are saying. How do you know if it's true?
And when you set a site (or all sites) to store nothing, does that
turn off buffering the videos?
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