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Google Web Accelerator: An Alert for Web App Designers
37 Signals says:
Google is essentially clicking every link on the page -- including links like "delete this" or "cancel that." And to make matters worse, Google ignores the Javascript confirmations. So, if you have a "Are you sure you want to delete this?" Javascript confirmation behind that "delete" link, Google ignores it and performs the action anyway.
We discovered this yesterday when a few people were reporting that their Backpack pages were "disappearing." We were stumped until we dug a little deeper and discovered this Web Accelerator behavior.
Google Web Accelerator: Hey, not so fast - an alert for web app designers
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Opera Fixes IDN Spoofing Bug
Opera released the second Beta version of its next browser (8.0 Beta 2). It includes an answer to the recent security debate over Web site spoofing.
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Firefox 1.0.1 (Security Update)
Firefox 1.0.1 is released. This is a security update. IDNs are now displayed as punycode.
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Turn off AutoLink
Javascript to kill Google's AutoLink. Add this to your webpages, "it will rewrite, the rewritten urls, killing the Autolink functionality."
AutoLink is a feature in Google's toolbar which automatically add links into webpages.
when clicking the Toolbar's AutoLink button will automatically create a link to an online map (US addresses only)? AutoLink can also link package tracking numbers to delivery status, VIN numbers (US) to vehicle history, and publication ISBN numbers to Amazon.com listings.
(Via Jeffrey Zeldman)
PHP Security Guide
The PHP Security Consortium is officially launched. The group's flagship project is a PHP Security Guide
Make Your Web Site Work with XP SP2
According to Microsoft, its Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) provides "an enhanced security infrastructure that defends against viruses, worms, and hackers, along with increased manageability and control for IT professionals and an improved experience for users". Microsoft has published detailed information on the new security features in Windows XP SP2 that affect Internet Explorer, ActiveX controls, file downloads, pop-up windows etc. It explains what developers need to do to be prepared for the changes to Internet Explorer
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