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Hello again guys, since i was bored i decided to write something which seems to bother me, every now and then, when you visit people’s profiles or websites(or blog) over the internet, can can note those fancy danasoft logo, here’s a pic:

(don’t worry am already using another ip =p)

Anywayz, while visiting a blog I used to visit today, i got curious and wanted to know more about the information being kept, I inspected the element a bit, to find out a bit more, when you visit a page that has that sig, when your browser sends a request for that resource, i.e this image, on the danasoft server, the header information you send is recorded with your ip, and on the fly that image is created with your data (htaccess forwards you to the resource).

Now, you do realize that while you may think its just a lil image that only you and no other one can see, this processing was done at danasoft, and danasoft IS KEEPING THOSE DETAILS.

You browser information, Operating system, Ip address, Website you visited etc… so.. you may be saying

“but my ip address will change, so they won’t know who i am just based on an ip”

but wait a minute smartass :p, that’s not all to it :p your information is kept in cookies, so they’ll be able to identify you and know what which time you were what ip =p

For those who registered there, know thatyour email address is also harvested =p

So you may be asking, why the heck are they storing those information?

We shouldn’t forget that we are living in the age of information, information is valuable… :p very valuable, knowing what websites you visit, the technologies you use etc.., a profile of you can be easily made, this information will be ‘normally’ used as statistics, and probably they won’t say who’s info it is, they just use that statistical information for their own marketing purposes (to know where to shift).

But, wait a minute, if you read their privacy agreements, you will see,” Danasoft.com may disclose personal information when we believe in good faith that the law requires it or to protect the rights or property of Danasoft.com”

So what does this means? Simply means that this information can be used against you, okay you may think you are clean and you don’t indulge in bad things, but don’t forget, this is the age of information, your information even if you are a clean person, can be constructed to make a profile of you which isn’t clean.

Not to mention that, your security will be in the hands of danasoft.com, why do i say so? “A system is as secure as its weakest point”, and “Too much information is a security risk”, merged together :p in normal words it means, if someone manage to get into danasoft.com’s server and get access to their logs, your system is no longer secure, as with all those informations, you are just a sitting duck, its enough for any person with some little amount of brain to understand how your system looks like, and once this is knows :p b dimoune la facile rod point d’accés dans to system.

What to do against?

Enable your firewall to block danasoft. Now if you don’t like a firewall, you may use a remote browser or an anonymous browser (though its not that good of a solution). (aster sa windows security center la si bouff memoire pou narien firewall la si, b enifn,.. pez néné boire de l’huile, pas bliE ena lot firewall enkor, zot kapav google, si zot pa envi servi firewall servi anonymous browser la au moins)

Well, you can tell your friends not to use danasoft, that should do the job =p.

Anywayz, you’ve been informed, you have no excuse when chaos strikes.

Comments, corrections, flames and cheers are welcome.

ps. Mo p gagne envi manz 1 veggie pizza with double cheeze layer =p

pps. coucou cin =p

ppps. mo pann presente mo paz last.fm

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