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Re: [Model-t] Web Tracking

Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com> Mon, 17 February 2020 21:34 UTC

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From: Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 13:34:06 -0800
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To: Töma Gavrichenkov <ximaera@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Model-t] Web Tracking
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Thanks for your note. I feel like both of these attacks fall into the
category of "local compromise" and thus are in a distinct bucket from Web
tracking.

On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 11:18 AM Töma Gavrichenkov <ximaera@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Peace,
>
> On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 8:32 PM Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com> wrote:
> > And here is our text on Web Tracking
>
> The text doesn't mention a potential side channel issue.  E.g. today,
> the world's largest user activity tracker is also the world's largest
> Web browser vendor, so in theory, they technically (I'm not saying
> "legally") don't need cookies at all.  Other side channels exist, e.g.
> a DDoS protection provider who happens to also provide a VPN phone
> app.
>
> --
> Töma
>

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