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Re: CSS and Security

From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 06:26:12 -0700 (PDT)
To: Kynn Bartlett <kynn@idyllmtn.com>
Cc: Ernest Cline <ernestcline@mindspring.com>, "www-style@w3.org" <www-style@w3.org>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.50.0304180625390.19347-100000@dhalsim.dreamhost.com> 

On Wed, 16 Apr 2003, Kynn Bartlett wrote:
>
> It's interesting to note, though, that there are security problems
> generated by CSS.  In specific, it's possible to make a style sheet
> which lets the server know if the user has visited certain sites
> recently.

Privacy, not security.

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