Internet privacy - what's on your clipboard right now?

[pokerfan]

Most of us already know that websites know your location, your service provider, your operating system, your browser, screen resolution etc. but the contents of the clipboard?

The clipboard info shows the last content you have copied (only text, IE5, IE6 and IE7). As you see you should never have any personal important info (usernames/passwords/bank account # etc.) copied there since it's quite easy to for others to find/view it.

http://www.spyber.com

This site was created to show you how much "personal" info that may be visible and stored while you're surfing. So as you may see you're (almost) never 100% anonymous on the internet, and there are several "digital traces" you may leave behind on sites you're visiting. Normal server logs stores your IP, user agent and referral info by the way... I hope this site may be of use for you, and if for nothing else then at least for educational purposes. Find out how much info you (can) leave behind on sites you are visiting.

[NightWatcher]

1. I dont see how it could hurt me

there's my clipboard for ya

[rsmith6621]

12. I Use Mozzila

[PeaceNikki]

2. IE8 prompts the user asking if you want to allow. IE7 was patched.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb250473(VS.85).aspx

And you can change the settings in IE5 & 6.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/224993

[pokerfan]

5. Good to know

I abandoned IE about five years ago.

[Warren DeMontague]

3. People still use Internet Explorer?

...why? :shrug:

[PeaceNikki]

4. I use Chrome as primary but need IE for ActiveX applications.

I prefer IE8 to FireFox. FF is a MASSIVE memory hog and performs MUCH more slowly than IE8 or Chrome.

[RKP5637]

9. I dumped IE years ago. I can't understand why anyone

still uses IE. Also run on Linux, a much better world IMO.

[PeaceNikki]

11. ActiveX is proprietary and needed in many business applications.

Like connecting Windows machines to Linux servers in our case. So there's that.

[RKP5637]

14. Yep, good point! Thx! n/t

[hobbit709]

6. It says my IP is not in the city I'm in

all it finds is my browser(SeaMonkey), My OS XP X64, Has nothing for anything else.

No clipboard info since I don't use Internet ExploDer.

[PeaceNikki]

7. It uses databases for geolocation... and sometimes they are wrong.

http://compnetworking.about.com/od/traceipaddresses/f/ip_location.htm

[RKP5637]

13. My city is wrong and comes up as a republican stronghold. Too funny. That's

where their registered HQ and some servers are, I think.

[704wipes]

8. Looks like I am in the ghetto

Who knew SBC housed servers there?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n3ebuL1cPA

[Codeine]

10. I'm not stupid enough to use IE,

and my clipboard is always innocuous anyway. Ferinstance, currently it's

[northoftheborder]

15. internet privacy

Mine showed my correct state and city but wrong area of town on map. Use Safari. Nothing on clipboard.

[Throd]

16. Some incredibly boring electrical detail in Corel Draw

Have at it

[Edweird]

17. Firefox, no script, all kinds of stuff. This doesn't have squat on me.