[ Thanks to Ron
Johnson for this link. ]
“Netscape and other Web browsers based on the Mozilla
development project contain a bug that leaks people’s Web surfing
data, according to a new report.“The bug reveals the URL of the page someone is viewing to the
Web server of the site last visited. This allows a Web server to
track where people go after they leave the site, even if the next
Web address comes from a bookmark or is manually typed into the
browser.“Researcher Sven Neuhaus, who published a security alert on
Wednesday about the issue to the Bugtraq mailing list, said he had
confirmed the bug in Mozilla 1.0, 1.0.1 and 1.1, though it probably
also existed in older Mozilla versions. It also appears in browsers
based on Mozilla’s technology, including Netscape 7 and Galeon, a
Linux application, he said…”