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by gaius 3620 days ago
If you ever see an auto-complete feature on a website, it's probable that that website is logging every keystroke. If you type "thermal detonators" into Google, but never actually click the button, it's still flagged up aboard the Imperial Command Ship.
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I once read an article about facebook even reporting back to the mothership messages that you typed out but did not actually send because you changed your mind. Never forget: The website owns the window you're operating in (if there's JavaScript), not just requests you send by clicking <a> links.