Stanford Researcher Finds Lots of Leaky Web Sites

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By: Somini Sengupta | New York Times

The Web is porous. Remarkable information trickles in from everywhere. It also sometimes spills out without its users knowing exactly where or how.

Take for instance these findings, released on Tuesday by computer scientists at Stanford University. If you type a wrong password into the Web site of The Wall Street Journal, it turns out that your e-mail address quietly slips out to seven unrelated Web sites. Sign on to NBC and, likewise, seven other companies can capture your e-mail address. Click on an ad on HomeDepot.com and your first name and user ID are instantly revealed to 13 other companies.
































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