Discovered in
- Firefox on Aug 21, 2006
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From the page: TrackMeNot runs in Firefox as a low-priority background process that periodically issues randomized search-queries to popular search engines, e.g., AOL, Yahoo!, Google, and MSN. It hides users' actual search trails in a cloud of 'ghost' queries, significantly... more
Reviewed by kidindigo Aug 24 2006, 02:09am ( 42 reviews ) • nyu.edu
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Reviewed by mad-toilet on Dec 08, 2:41am
Though I am not a fan of spamming search engines with search queries, those screaming waste of bandwidth need to step back a minute and realize what they are saying. How much bandwidth, do you suppose, is being utilized by the average search query which consists of very basic character data? Your talking about a negligible load on bandwidth on both sides. Several searches an hour (or even a minute) would not phase your bandwidth if you are on anything above dial-up (say 128K-256k up), and Google (as one example of a search engine utilized by this) wastes far more bandwidth with their crawlers than these simple database queries ever would.Another one of those moments where people have heard something said before about a technology they use, and repeat it when it seems like it conveniently fits into their argument even when they don't know it as fact themselves, knowing that most people wouldn't think to question it. And yes, calling it a DDoS program is more than a bit much. considering Google was fielding about 233,333 searches a second back in 2007, a number which has likely to have increased. These added searches shouldn't even phase Google or the other search engines it utilizes. http://tinyurl.com/ykwfxs2
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Reviewed by starcraft78cwal on Nov 29, 1:07pm
Yeah, I agree with Quirken.
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Rated by BrianH1988 on Oct 02, 9:10am
Thank you, creator of this add-on! I think everyone should download this.
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Rated by pinklu on Aug 02, 6:15am
From the page: "It hides users' actual search trails in a cloud of 'ghost' queries, significantly increasing the difficulty of aggregating such data into accurate or identifying user profiles."
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Rated by Bagleworm on May 05 2009, 5:17pm
This tool can be helpful when you realize what data search companies have access to; how many times have you deliberately searched your own name? What about your home address using something like google maps? Information for planning trips and vacations? Your bank? Your school? It's not just cookies and preferences anymore. This information in the wrong hands can reveal nearly your entire identity, and if you don't trust companies to be able to securely store this information, processes like this are nearly your only available tool.
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Rated by Saphyn on May 04 2009, 3:25pm
Good for people that don't know what else to do.
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Rated by mansir on Apr 27 2009, 12:32am
me too.....
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Rated by bygracenotmerit on Apr 21 2009, 6:59am
My thoughts: This works with Firefox. Great idea.
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Reviewed by Quirken on Apr 08 2009, 8:56pm
Interesting idea, but it wastes bandwidth, and worse, if someone is spying specifically on you, you might end up looking like you've got a bunch of fetishes or something. This doesn't exactly tell you what it's searching for...
