Google Web Accelerator sparks privacy fears

Google has released a Beta of there Web Accelerator yesterday and lucky I did not install this.

This has opened a few security issues with the worst being able to login as another user on websites.

I’d say Google are now embarased at this major hole.

More info here http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39197327,00.htm

 

Update: It looks like it can also break Web Applications

More Info here http://37signals.com/svn/archives2/google_web_accelerator_hey_not_so_fast_an_alert_for_web_app_designers.php

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