Security Through Obscurity Thwarted By Google

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Security by Obscurity

Security by Obscurity 01/23/2004 02:23 PM

Security, not Obscurity

Security, not Obscurity 06/05/2005 10:46 PM
Lesson learned: remove, don't rename.

Security through obscurity

Security through obscurity 06/03/2002 12:04 PM

Implement security rather than obscurity

Implement security rather than obscurity 05/30/2002 08:09 AM

Fort N.O.C.'s Security in Obscurity

Fort N.O.C.'s Security in Obscurity 01/23/2004 06:34 PM

Unlinkable NYT doomed to
google-obscurity

Unlinkable NYT doomed to
google-obscurity 07/14/2004 03:38 PM
The NYT's registration system and expiring pages have doomed them to google-obscurity. Wired News argues that they've gone from being the paper of record to a Web-era irrelevancy, and all to protect a Lexis-Nexis agreement and to bring in two to three percent of the digital division's profits.

But recently, when I googled the terms "Iraq torture prison Abu Ghraib" -- certainly one of the most intensively covered news stories of the year -- the first New York Times article was the 295th search result, trailing the New Yorker, Guardian, ABC and CBS News, New York Post, MSNBC, Slate, CNN, Sydney Morning Herald, Denver Post, USA Today, Bill O'Reilly on FoxNews and a host of others news sites.

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Security through obscurity: Mac Mini
hidden in old Dell desktop

Security through obscurity: Mac Mini
hidden in old Dell desktop 03/22/2005 09:47 PM
Xeni Jardin: BB reader Matt Billings says:

I work in a semi-public area, and I didn't have a way to lock down my new Mac Mini [to prevent theft]. I needed a way to have it function, but not be too visible. But I had an old Dell case I wasn't using anymore and the gears started turning... after gutting the drive bays, it was almost a perfect fit. I figure nobody would take a second look at this old box. Here are the results.

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Toronto Star prepares to join NYT in
Google-obscurity

Toronto Star prepares to join NYT in
Google-obscurity 07/26/2004 07:23 AM
Michael sez, "Hot on the heels of a Wired article about the irrelevance of NYT thanks to forced registration, The Globe & Mail in Canada has now done the same, and the Toronto Star is about to:"

Registration at thestar.com
We are introducing registration on thestar.com. At first, registration will be voluntary. Later in July we will move to mandatory signups. Readers will have to answer several questions to access stories. Section fronts and some other areas will remain open to everyone for now.

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Insecurity through obscurity

Insecurity through obscurity 06/17/2005 03:37 PM

Democracy By Obscurity

Democracy By Obscurity 08/23/2004 02:21 PM
It turns out that, not only are the makers of electronic voting machines practicing security by obscurity, those who certify the machines are just as secretive. Call it democracy by obscurity. The certification companies, who are hired by the e-voting machine companies (conflict of interest?) won't reveal what they do to test the machines or the results of any such tests. So, while the e-voting machine companies continue to insist that they're secure, they won't show us how the systems work for others to prove that its secure, and the only people who are certifying the machines are secure are being paid by the vendors themselves and won't reveal their testing methods or results. It's the "just trust us" form of counting votes.

Shark Tank: Through obscurity -- and
beyond!

Shark Tank: Through obscurity -- and
beyond! 01/07/2004 05:18 PM
Security is tight at this managed service provider's facility. So when a key server suddenly needs a hard reboot on New Year's Eve, it's plenty secure -- so secure that no one on-site can get access to it.

"Bikes Against Bush thwarted"

"Bikes Against Bush thwarted" 08/30/2004 03:46 PM

AOL thwarted in attempt to sue spammers

AOL thwarted in attempt to sue spammers 12/31/2003 07:18 AM
ZDNet UK Dec 31 2003 6:45AM ET

Bikes Against Bush thwarted (kottke.org)

Bikes Against Bush thwarted (kottke.org) 08/29/2004 07:20 PM
Bikes Against Bush thwarted (kottke.org) .. following up .. video

kottke.org/04/08/bikes-against-bush-thwarted
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FBI: Terror Thwarted Despite Axed
Charges (AP)

FBI: Terror Thwarted Despite Axed
Charges (AP) 09/08/2004 01:30 AM
AP - While the Justice Department has walked away in embarrassment from a major terror conviction in Detroit, the top FBI official there is insisting his agency likely thwarted a terrorist attack by arresting the four men who were prosecuted.

Linux kernel attack thwarted

Linux kernel attack thwarted 11/07/2003 07:44 AM
Computer Weekly Nov 7 2003 7:20AM ET

Nokia thwarted in bid for Symbian
majority

Nokia thwarted in bid for Symbian
majority 07/07/2004 11:06 AM
ZDNet UK Jul 7 2004 3:30PM GMT

Internet broker thwarted in bid to woo
Realtors

Internet broker thwarted in bid to woo
Realtors 09/11/2004 06:21 PM
ChicagoBusiness.com Sep 11 2004 10:02PM GMT

Nepali media crackdown thwarted by
bl0ggers

Nepali media crackdown thwarted by
bl0ggers 03/27/2005 06:18 PM
Cory Doctorow: Sage, of the International Nepal Solidarity Network sez, "The King of Nepal closed all communications on February 1, and for 5 days Nepal had no access to internet or phones. Since then there's been strict censorship of the press." Link (Thanks, Sage!)

massive Al Qaeda attack was thwarted in
Jordan

massive Al Qaeda attack was thwarted in
Jordan 04/29/2004 01:23 PM
OpinionJournal - Featured Article .. Wall Street Journal editorial .. Opinion Journal observes: .. "Al Qaeda's poison gas."

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March in Haiti Thwarted by Aristide
Loyalists

March in Haiti Thwarted by Aristide
Loyalists 02/12/2004 03:30 PM
Militant supporters of the president blocked a planned demonstration by opposition groups in the capital today.

"President Bush thwarted our attempts at
every turn"

"President Bush thwarted our attempts at
every turn" 09/15/2004 09:56 AM
The widows known as the "Jersey Girls" changed history by demanding an independent 9/11 investigation. Now they want to change who's president -- though some voted for Bush four years ago.

Thwarted in Germany, Neo-Nazis Take
Fascism to France

Thwarted in Germany, Neo-Nazis Take
Fascism to France 08/13/2004 03:47 AM
Neo-Nazism, strictly repressed in Germany, has found breathing space in France where the fringe movement is tolerated.

Feds say plot to bomb mall has been
thwarted

Feds say plot to bomb mall has been
thwarted 06/15/2004 09:56 AM

Bush Promises in 2000: Some Fulfilled,
Some Thwarted

Bush Promises in 2000: Some Fulfilled,
Some Thwarted 09/01/2004 12:03 PM
How well President Bush fulfilled promises made four years ago is a subject of intense debate.

Cannonball Run road rally thwarted
(Reuters)

Cannonball Run road rally thwarted
(Reuters) 09/15/2004 12:22 AM
Reuters - Spanish police have temporarily seized luxury and sports cars driven by people they suspected of participating in an illegal road rally named after a 1981 film starring Burt Reynolds.

AOL's Sunshine State spam attack
thwarted

AOL's Sunshine State spam attack
thwarted 12/31/2003 01:17 PM
File another day

EA's plans for world domination
temporarily thwarted; Take Two buys
Sega's game studios

EA's plans for world domination
temporarily thwarted; Take Two buys
Sega's game studios 02/01/2005 08:53 PM
Update: In addition to their exclusive agreement with the MLBPA, Game publisher Take Two Interactive has also snapped up Sega's game studios for US$24 million.

Google Security Under Fire

Google Security Under Fire 12/24/2004 12:32 PM
Google fixed a potential hole in its desktop search this week. This at the same time as a worm spread Tuesday using Google to find victims.

Google Toolbar Security Hole

Google Toolbar Security Hole 08/09/2002 01:56 PM
GreyMagic has discovered a series of security exploits in the Google Toolbar. The Register has a summary of them. For their part, Google has released an updated version that will be automatically distributed to users of the toolbar. You're safe if you're running version 1.1.59 or higher. You can check what version you have by going to the Google menu and selecting "About Google Toolbar...". If you're running 1.1.58 or earlier, visit the toolbar website to upgrade....

Problem with Google Ads security
certificate?

Problem with Google Ads security
certificate? 12/19/2004 03:20 PM
I really don't know what this means, but did Google forget to update their security certificates or something? Trying to access google.com/adsense, I get a security warning in both IE and Firefox, see images below.

Google Toolbar Security Warning

Google Toolbar Security Warning 09/21/2004 04:26 PM
Search Engine Journal Sep 21 2004 8:07PM GMT

Google Toolbar Security Flaws

Google Toolbar Security Flaws 09/21/2004 12:53 PM
Search Engine Lowdown Sep 21 2004 4:31PM GMT

Security Hole in Google Desktop Search

Security Hole in Google Desktop Search 12/22/2004 01:14 AM
Web search companies are tripping over each other to release their own entrants into the desktop search tool race. But Google's early version had a significant security flaw.

Security Hole in Google Desktop Search
Toolbar

Security Hole in Google Desktop Search
Toolbar 12/22/2004 01:44 AM

Three academic computer scientists have uncovered a serious security hole in the Google Desktop Search Toolbar that was released on October 14th. Dan Wallach, assistant professor of computer science at Rice University and two graduate students, Seth Fogarty and Seth Nielson, have known of the security problem for a month; however, this is the first confirmed report of a serious problem with Google's popular search tool.

An Israeli Hacker Finds New
Google/Froogle Security Bug

An Israeli Hacker Finds New
Google/Froogle Security Bug 02/01/2005 09:16 PM
"By embedding JavaScript in a URL pointing to Froogle, a hacker can gain access to the user’s Gmail account. The JavaScript redirects the browser to a malicious web site, where the hacker can read the user’s cookie, which contains personal information, such as purchase history, user name and password for Google services."

Major Google Security Bug Found :
Microsoft.com Removed From Index

Major Google Security Bug Found :
Microsoft.com Removed From Index 05/13/2004 07:57 AM
Various discussions on WebmasterWorld over the last few weeks alleged the possibility of a security bug in the Google removal URL feature. A Google user submitted microsoft.com for removal. We are stunned to report - not only did it work, but Microsoft.com just went PR0.

Apreo Enforces Appropriate Use of Google
Desktop Search to Reduce Security Risk
of Data Exposure and Spyware I

Apreo Enforces Appropriate Use of Google
Desktop Search to Reduce Security Risk
of Data Exposure and Spyware I 01/05/2005 08:31 AM
Security Park Jan 5 2005 12:49PM GMT

InfoWorld: The Google PC generation:
June 18, 2004: By Jon Udell :
APPLICATION_DEVELOPMENT : APPLICATIONS :
PLATFORMS : SECURITY : WEB_SERVICES

InfoWorld: The Google PC generation:
June 18, 2004: By Jon Udell :
APPLICATION_DEVELOPMENT : APPLICATIONS :
PLATFORMS : SECURITY : WEB_SERVICES 06/20/2004 11:32 AM
The Google PC Generation .. Jon Udell speculates

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Froogle Zen

Froogle Zen 05/02/2004 11:06 AM
BoingBoing reader Bobby points out that Froogle displays a list of recently-found things people have used the online service to successfully seek and buy. The resulting list is total funky Dada webzen that makes you want to refresh for hours. It's a little like those Target ads that smush together unlikely combinations of things one can buy at Target. So, just now -- pure poetry:

Fleece ferret hammock, golf balls, Kung-fu hamster.
Cheesecake, gas blower, belly button rings.
Barebone PC, donut maker, mouth guard.
Matrix sunglasses, cookie jar, stuffed monkey.
Zen alarm clock, hair bows.
Red dress, beef jerky, snake light.

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"Froogle"

"Froogle" 08/15/2004 03:59 AM

Froogle Primer

Froogle Primer 01/07/2004 02:50 PM

Froogle on Phone

Froogle on Phone 03/06/2004 02:07 AM
Google Labs: Wireless Froogle. "At an electronics store and shopping for a digital camera? Whip out your cell phone and search for lower prices online using Froogle. Never wonder if you paid too much again."...

Announcing Froogle!

Announcing Froogle! 12/11/2002 09:23 PM
New, from Google: Froogle! "Froogle is a new service from Google that makes it easy to find information about products for sale online. By focusing entirely on product search, Froogle applies the power of Google's search technology to a very specific task: locating stores that sell the item you want to find and pointing you directly to the place where you can make a purchase."...

Froogle Coming to the UK

Froogle Coming to the UK 09/25/2004 03:40 PM
"Froogle is going to hit the UK soon - Google is requesting datafeeds from their adwords customers."

Why isn't Froogle Catching on?

Why isn't Froogle Catching on? 08/01/2004 10:06 AM
"...people are saying Froogle is a major disappointment. ... the big question is why? Was it solely their implementation? Or is there more to it?"

Now Google May Have Lost The Froogle
Name Too...

Now Google May Have Lost The Froogle
Name Too... 07/23/2004 06:30 PM
It appears that Google has been having an awful lot of trouble lately with the names of its services and trademark issues. There was the company in the UK that complai ned they were using Gmail already when Google's Gmail came out. Then, there was the whole attack of the alien Googles thing earlier this month. Now, it turns out they have lost an attempt to take away the domain name Froogles from a guy who runs a shopping site there (which I imagine just had its traffic shoot through the roof, for all he complains about how troublesome this lawsuit is). Of course, Google runs a shopping site called Froogle. However, in this case, the challenge was whether or not the name Froogles was confusingly similar to Google (not Froogle). There's a pretty good reason for this. Froogles went online well before Froogle did, so if anyone has a claim it might be in the other direction. The fact that Froogles was not found to be confusingly similar to Google could open up the possibility of a reverse case where the owner of Froogles could claim that Froogle violates his own trademark. Yes, the lawyers are drooling. Of course, the most likely solution is that Google will end up paying off this guy and just buying the Froogles domain name to avoid all these other problems. In the meantime, it's a bit amusing that a Google search on Froogles doesn't have the Froogles.com site anywhere near the top (however, before the conspiracy theories start, Yahoo's search doesn't either).

Cloud over Google's Froogle

Cloud over Google's Froogle 07/25/2004 12:54 PM
News 24 Jul 25 2004 4:28PM GMT

Froogle Links On SERPs

Froogle Links On SERPs 12/06/2003 11:59 AM
Google introduces Froogle links at the top of the SERPs.

Froogle Links At Top Of SERPs

Froogle Links At Top Of SERPs 12/06/2003 02:46 AM
"what's related" like links at the top of Serps.

Froogle Traffic Growing

Froogle Traffic Growing 01/30/2003 10:30 AM
It's been almost two months since the introduction of Froogle. How is it working for you?

FEO : Froogle Engine Optimization

FEO : Froogle Engine Optimization 12/17/2002 05:34 AM
Still warm on the server, FEO (Froogle Engine Optimization) is already in full bloom.

Will Froogle Be a Google for Shoppers?

Will Froogle Be a Google for Shoppers? 01/14/2003 02:16 AM
Google, the planet's most popular search engine, has now turned its attention to the most prevalent activity on the Internet (aside from viewing porn ...

Froogle, aka "Google Shopping"

Froogle, aka "Google Shopping" 12/12/2002 12:27 AM
From the Google weblog: New, from Google: Froogle! "Froogle is a new service from Google that makes it easy to find information about products for sale online. By focusing entirely on product search, Froogle applies the power of Google's search...

Amazon A9: Froogle Competitor?

Amazon A9: Froogle Competitor? 10/28/2003 11:08 PM
AP: Amazon.com invades Google's turf with Silicon Valley startup.Seattle-based Amazon has dubbed its search startup "A9" and set up offices in Palo Alto, not far from Google's Mountain View headquarters. A9 hopes to launch in October with 30 employees and grow much larger as it develops a search engine that will be licensed to other Web sites, said spokeswoman Alison Diboll. [...] Unlike Google, A9 isn't trying to develop an all-purpose search engine that indexes billions of Web pages. Instead, the startup is focusing on a search engine sweet spot -- e-commerce.The article is very vague so it's hard to get a handle one exactly what A9 is, but it does sound a lot like Froogle, Google's shopping search engine. (Thanks, Ahmad.)...

Google's Overblown Froogle Controversy

Google's Overblown Froogle Controversy 06/09/2004 01:16 AM
It looks like some folks are making a big deal out of the fact that Google searches on certain terms put links to the Froogle comparison shopping engine at the top of the results list. It's unclear why this is suddenly an issue - as they've been doing this ever since they relaunched their site a few months ago. The links are pretty clearly separate from the actual search results (though, not as separate as the regular ads) and are mostly designed to take a guess at whether or not the user meant to search in Froogle. They do the same thing with Google News. If the search term recently appeared in a news story, they'll throw the Google News link at the top as well. This seems more helpful than "evil" as the article suggests.

Google has setback in challenge to
Froogle

Google has setback in challenge to
Froogle 07/26/2004 05:46 AM
Bday.co.za - Mon Jul 26, 08:56 am GMT

2004 Google (Froogle) Zeitgeist

2004 Google (Froogle) Zeitgeist 12/29/2004 02:25 PM

Damn it. I knew we should have been covering more electric scooters.

Top 2004 Froogle Zeitgeist [Google]

Google stirs controversy with Froogle

Google stirs controversy with Froogle 06/09/2004 01:11 AM
MSNBC Jun 9 2004 5:08AM GMT

Froogle, now a two-year test, gets new
features

Froogle, now a two-year test, gets new
features 12/29/2004 08:44 PM
InternetRetailer.com Dec 30 2004 12:10AM GMT

Froogle Gets Thrifty with Product
Reviews

Froogle Gets Thrifty with Product
Reviews 12/17/2004 06:30 PM
Google has announced a beta preview of Froogle Product Reviews, as an add-on to its Froogle shopping engine that provides both product and store ratings. Froogle has also been updated with a "Shopping List" feature similar to what is found on most e-commerce Web sites.

Froogle Links At Top Of Google Web SERPs

Froogle Links At Top Of Google Web SERPs 12/08/2003 09:29 PM
Search Engine Lowdown Dec 8 2003 8:38PM ET

Google Tweaks AdWords, Froogle

Google Tweaks AdWords, Froogle 12/15/2003 08:05 PM
Google has made changes to improve its advertiser experience and brought Froogle into the Google.com search mix. The AdWords interface ...

Froogle Adding Auction Listings

Froogle Adding Auction Listings 02/08/2003 08:23 AM
Surfers notice a few auction listings showing up on Froogle searches.

Froogle turns to Web for product reviews

Froogle turns to Web for product reviews 12/19/2004 03:37 PM

Froogle Upload Manager for OS X
available this week

Froogle Upload Manager for OS X
available this week 03/22/2005 04:52 PM

Kiel, Germany (March 21, 2005) - turingart is pleased to announce the upcoming availability of a new Froogle Upload Manager this week

turingart's 'Froogle Upload Manager' includes an SQL-based database system, a product listing editor and HTML-/image preview features. Besides standard products properties, the application supports the complete set of addional properties for music, videos and books.

Google integrates Froogle into web
search

Google integrates Froogle into web
search 12/17/2003 09:33 AM
Netimperative Dec 17 2003 8:52AM ET

Google Encounters More Trademark
Problems with Froogle Name

Google Encounters More Trademark
Problems with Froogle Name 07/27/2004 04:23 PM
Source: Search Engine Guide - On the heels of a trademark dispute with children's Web site googles.com, search giant Google is now dealing with another lawsuit involving the use of the name Froogle....

FroogleUp 1.0 - Froogle listings and
upload manager available

FroogleUp 1.0 - Froogle listings and
upload manager available 03/27/2005 12:05 AM

Kiel, Germany (March 27, 2005) - turingart is pleased to announce the immediate availability FroogleUp, the first OS X Froogle listing and upload manager

turingart's 'Froogle Upload Manager' includes an SQL-based database system, a product listing editor and web-/image preview features. Besides standard products properties, the application supports the complete set of addional properties for music, videos and books.

Security Through Obscurity Thwarted By Google