[dba-Tech] Internet Explorer Data Leakage (versions 6 to 10)

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From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hans-Christian
Andersen
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 4:35 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Internet Explorer Data Leakage (versions 6 to 10)


I tried it for fun in the 3 main other browsers for fun (Chrome, Safari,
Firefox) and it didn't work. And, saying that, it won't affect any other
browsers for these 2 reasons:
[---] Thanks for that.
1. The .fireEvent() method is a Microsoft proprietary bit of javascript. No
other browser understands what this means.

2. All the other browsers seem to respect the principle that you should not
be able to track the location of the mouse once it leaves the boundaries of
the browser window or the window is no longer in focus (ie. minimised).

It has been speculated that the reason that IE does this is because it has
some deep hooks into the Windows API that other browsers do not and this is
also probably why Microsoft appears to be reluctant to fix it (for now).
[---] This just begs the question: does this affect IE on a Mac?

[---] John B