Next Version of Web Design May Increase Privacy Threats

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27 points·edw519··7 comments

vomit. Either I am far, far ahead of the curve, or the NYTimes needs new technology reporters. The worst parts of Evercookie or Panopticlick have nothing to do with HTML5 technologies. Have you ever tried to clear the etag cache, Flash cookies, or have any non-standard fonts installed? Or ever updated anything web related on your computer? The golden age of web tracking is already upon us, and its name is not HTML5.

They also need new science reporters. It's unfortunate that the nation's paper of record can't do an even passable job at either tech or science journalism.

Still, the fact that HTML5 introduces new, "difficult to manage" tracking must be addressed by the browser dev teams. I'm glad the NYT covered this issue, and relieved that they positioned Samy's work as a test (and part of the solution).

Now that the popular media are aware of this issue, we can start to discuss it in terms of "tracking" instead of "cookies".

This article combines tragically clueless with needlessly alarmist.

@cdixon tweeted this which summarizes "When I see how inaccurate NYTimes is re computer security, it makes me worry about inaccuracies I miss in topics I don't know about."

Seriously, nyt needs new reporters who can understand and see technology things.

2,000 words to say one sentence. Textbook journalism.

Sammy is still my hero!

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