From: Bill Davidsen (davidsen@prodigy.com)
Date: Tue Mar 06 2001 - 07:18:08 CST
John Stanley <stanley@peak.org> warned:
> Charles Lindsey (chl@clw.cs.man.ac.uk), yes, really, said:
>
> >But I don't see your point about images. They may be huge, and ugly, but
> >how can they actually cause harm?
>
> Think tiny and invisible. They can be used to log when and who read the
> message they are contained in. They may not be able to get specific user
> data, but if ident is enabled, or there is just one primary user at the
> logged IP address...
Yes, think "one white pixel" images which leaves a trail everywhere
you go, like dropping bread crumbs to mark your trail. Or more like a
parasite leaving a trail of droppings.
-- -bill davidsen (davidsen@prodigy.com) "The secret to procrastination is to put things off until the last possible moment - but no longer" -me