Comments on: Google Blacklist Contained Confidential Information http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:44:41 -0800 hourly 1 By: Gustavo riffo http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/comment-page-1/#comment-2503070 Gustavo riffo Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:58:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/#comment-2503070 Given their reach and the speed with which people adopt their (perpetually beta) products, they need to have even more layers of process in place to guard against errors like this and the Ajax flaws from a few weeks ago. It’s not a case of “flawed humans”, but competing priorities: quality control vs. rush to market. Given their reach and the speed with which people adopt their (perpetually beta) products, they need to have even more layers of process in place to guard against errors like this and the Ajax flaws from a few weeks ago. It’s not a case of “flawed humans”, but competing priorities: quality control vs. rush to market.

]]> By: The 10 Commandments of Web | MakeUseOf.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/comment-page-1/#comment-1674767 The 10 Commandments of Web | MakeUseOf.com Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:48:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/#comment-1674767 [...] to keep your personal info private it can always leak. It happened with AOL and it happened with Google, so it can happen with [...] [...] to keep your personal info private it can always leak. It happened with AOL and it happened with Google, so it can happen with [...]

]]> By: Real Infoware Pvt. Ltd. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/comment-page-1/#comment-1007607 Real Infoware Pvt. Ltd. Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:11:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/#comment-1007607 If your site is hacked and turns spammy, Google may need to remove your site. Before Google take any action about your site report to google spam report www.google.com/contact/spamreport.html and read Digital Millennium Copyright Act www.google.com/dmca.html If your site is hacked and turns spammy, Google may need to remove your site. Before Google take any action about your site report to google spam report http://www.goog...spamreport.html and read Digital Millennium Copyright Act http://www.goog...e.com/dmca.html

]]> By: Security Watch http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/comment-page-1/#comment-771919 Security Watch Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:06:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/#comment-771919 Now what would be really interesting is to know if the phishers have been mining the anti-phishing tools for data... Now what would be really interesting is to know if the phishers have been mining the anti-phishing tools for data…

]]> By: Tara http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/comment-page-1/#comment-771508 Tara Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:04:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/#comment-771508 Suppose it was one of *your* "standard" passwords exposed in that list - how many other accounts could that same password have been used to gain access to? Can it be repeated enough? Do not reuse your passwords. Suppose it was one of *your* “standard” passwords exposed in that list – how many other accounts could that same password have been used to gain access to?

Can it be repeated enough? Do not reuse your passwords.

]]> By: vs http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/comment-page-1/#comment-768778 vs Mon, 22 Jan 2007 23:07:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/#comment-768778 Google should've removed all options passed in URLs. That would've hidden most sensitive information. Google should’ve removed all options passed in URLs. That would’ve hidden most sensitive information.

]]> By: nick99 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/comment-page-1/#comment-768243 nick99 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:09:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/#comment-768243 google is so powerful, it is almost scary google is so powerful, it is almost scary

]]> By: AS http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/comment-page-1/#comment-767360 AS Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:14:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/#comment-767360 If use you use Gmail, they run phishing controls on incoming mail. It often gets false positives on Citibank emails. I tried clicking the "Not a scam" button. In order to unlock the email and display images, you must agree to send the entire contents of the email to Google's anti-phishing team. You can't see your own mail unless you wish to participate in their anti-phishing activities. Given that the email was from a bank, I just said no thanks. If use you use Gmail, they run phishing controls on incoming mail. It often gets false positives on Citibank emails.

I tried clicking the “Not a scam” button.

In order to unlock the email and display images, you must agree to send the entire contents of the email to Google’s anti-phishing team. You can’t see your own mail unless you wish to participate in their anti-phishing activities.

Given that the email was from a bank, I just said no thanks.

]]> By: Codie http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/comment-page-1/#comment-766674 Codie Mon, 22 Jan 2007 15:47:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/#comment-766674 Would unchecking the option in the new google toolbar be a workaround for this problem? Would unchecking the option in the new google toolbar be a workaround for this problem?

]]> By: Software Outsourcing http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/comment-page-1/#comment-765475 Software Outsourcing Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:35:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/#comment-765475 Ya It's true but google only index that page wich are linked from another page or website which easy to index or static link to that URL, It's not new news it often happen. Because Google use robots not manual index and manual is not possible. Jim http://www.tatvasoft.com Ya It’s true but google only index that page wich are linked from another page or website which easy to index or static link to that URL, It’s not new news it often happen. Because Google use robots not manual index and manual is not possible.

Jim
http://www.tatvasoft.com

]]> By: Bess http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/comment-page-1/#comment-764994 Bess Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:13:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/#comment-764994 If HIPAA find out, Google will have a lot more explaination to do. http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/ Why Google has so many beta products out there for months and years? When Google can finish the software release cycle? If HIPAA find out, Google will have a lot more explaination to do.
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/

Why Google has so many beta products out there for months and years? When Google can finish the software release cycle?

]]> By: Robin http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/comment-page-1/#comment-764516 Robin Mon, 22 Jan 2007 07:29:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/#comment-764516 This isn't Google's fault as such. The only way the information could have gotten there is by the user going to the phishing site, putting their details in, hitting submit, and then reporting it. So they're screwed anyway. People need to be reporting it earlier in the cycle, otherwise it's too late anyway. In the interests of niceness, Google could scan for obvious things like 'pass' in the GET parameters, but doing that automatically is never going to be 100%. This isn’t Google’s fault as such. The only way the information could have gotten there is by the user going to the phishing site, putting their details in, hitting submit, and then reporting it. So they’re screwed anyway.

People need to be reporting it earlier in the cycle, otherwise it’s too late anyway.

In the interests of niceness, Google could scan for obvious things like ‘pass’ in the GET parameters, but doing that automatically is never going to be 100%.

]]> By: Survival Shows http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/comment-page-1/#comment-763743 Survival Shows Mon, 22 Jan 2007 02:25:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/#comment-763743 @8 Working agian.. come on google fix :)! @8 Working agian.. come on google fix :) !

]]> By: Matthew Berman http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/comment-page-1/#comment-763403 Matthew Berman Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:26:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/#comment-763403 come on google, get with the program! matt come on google, get with the program!

matt

]]> By: Banduin http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/comment-page-1/#comment-763276 Banduin Sun, 21 Jan 2007 23:32:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/#comment-763276 It's not the actual banks that were using GET requests, it was phishing sites, which I guess don't care if that data gets out. It’s not the actual banks that were using GET requests, it was phishing sites, which I guess don’t care if that data gets out.

]]> By: filix http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/comment-page-1/#comment-763260 filix Sun, 21 Jan 2007 23:24:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/#comment-763260 If this screenshot is only referring to GET requests, then it's the banks fault to allow that info in the URL's anyhow. Otherwise, if their POST's... oops. Google blunder indeed. If this screenshot is only referring to GET requests, then it’s the banks fault to allow that info in the URL’s anyhow.

Otherwise, if their POST’s… oops. Google blunder indeed.

]]> By: Jorge http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/comment-page-1/#comment-763019 Jorge Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:29:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/#comment-763019 Wow... Even MS never released its customers personal and financial information. Let's add that to the list of crap that Google has pulled in the past year alone, and Google comes out to being the Enron of the software industry, second only to SCO. It's a good thing Google doesn't have any of my personal info... Wow…
Even MS never released its customers personal and financial information.

Let’s add that to the list of crap that Google has pulled in the past year alone, and Google comes out to being the Enron of the software industry, second only to SCO.

It’s a good thing Google doesn’t have any of my personal info…

]]> By: Jasonwashere http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/comment-page-1/#comment-762940 Jasonwashere Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:53:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/#comment-762940 I dont like the toolbar either. Google isnt a god...Its an overrated search engine in my opinion..... But on the other hand I do own stock in them....haha I dont like the toolbar either. Google isnt a god…Its an overrated search engine in my opinion…..
But on the other hand I do own stock in them….haha

]]> By: Noel http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/comment-page-1/#comment-762568 Noel Sun, 21 Jan 2007 17:49:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/#comment-762568 @10 that's a great term - "stupidness Police" - I broke out laughing at that one! Sounds like the makings of a comic book or cartoon series. @10 that’s a great term – “stupidness Police” – I broke out laughing at that one! Sounds like the makings of a comic book or cartoon series.

]]> By: helio9000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/comment-page-1/#comment-762543 helio9000 Sun, 21 Jan 2007 17:33:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/#comment-762543 I remember reading a bit about how the TOS for the google phishing filter stated that personal information might be collected and sent to google but no one cared because google is infallible and all. I remember reading a bit about how the TOS for the google phishing filter stated that personal information might be collected and sent to google but no one cared because google is infallible and all.

]]> By: PohEe.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/comment-page-1/#comment-762315 PohEe.com Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:42:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/#comment-762315 As I know, IE7 has this anti phishing feature. how can firefox is slower than IE. Google must improve this. Don't lose out to MSN/LIVE. Anyway, my country malaysia had alot of phishing cases. One example is happens on our leading internet banking site, www.Maybank2u.com. The phishing guy was hosting their server in Russia. Due our stupidness Police, they can do nothing on them because their technology is 10 years behind other country. When phishing happens, they only wiki the meaning of phishing. kakakkaka. If you wan to test out phishing activity, come to my country. Use it as the test bed. I am confirm you will success. As I know, IE7 has this anti phishing feature. how can firefox is slower than IE. Google must improve this. Don’t lose out to MSN/LIVE. Anyway, my country malaysia had alot of phishing cases. One example is happens on our leading internet banking site, http://www.Maybank2u.com. The phishing guy was hosting their server in Russia. Due our stupidness Police, they can do nothing on them because their technology is 10 years behind other country. When phishing happens, they only wiki the meaning of phishing. kakakkaka. If you wan to test out phishing activity, come to my country. Use it as the test bed. I am confirm you will success.

]]> By: Sprague Dawley http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/comment-page-1/#comment-762241 Sprague Dawley Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:10:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/#comment-762241 Given their reach and the speed with which people adopt their (perpetually beta) products, they need to have even more layers of process in place to guard against errors like this and the Ajax flaws from a few weeks ago. It's not a case of "flawed humans", but competing priorities: quality control vs. rush to market. Given their reach and the speed with which people adopt their (perpetually beta) products, they need to have even more layers of process in place to guard against errors like this and the Ajax flaws from a few weeks ago. It’s not a case of “flawed humans”, but competing priorities: quality control vs. rush to market.

]]> By: Ronin http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/comment-page-1/#comment-762236 Ronin Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:09:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/#comment-762236 403 Forbidden now. 403 Forbidden now.

]]> By: Jojo http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/comment-page-1/#comment-761883 Jojo Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:36:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/#comment-761883 Old news ... I read that somewhere last year. Of course shame on Google for not doing something against it. Old news … I read that somewhere last year. Of course shame on Google for not doing something against it.

]]> By: SearcH EngineS WeB http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/comment-page-1/#comment-761877 SearcH EngineS WeB Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:33:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/21/google-blacklist-contained-confidential-information/#comment-761877 Which goes to show you, you can seek out and hire only the <b>BEST ENGINEERS &DEVELOPERS</b> in the world - out of thousands of highly qualified applicants.... But in the end, despite all the hype and mysticism.....<b> we are All Still Flawed Humans </b> :-| Which goes to show you,

you can seek out and hire only the BEST ENGINEERS &DEVELOPERS in the world – out of thousands of highly qualified applicants….

But in the end, despite all the hype and mysticism….. we are All Still Flawed Humans :-|

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