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google in my app

Started byAndrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com>
First post2019-09-30 14:32 +1000
Last post2019-10-01 08:23 +0200
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  google in my app Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2019-09-30 14:32 +1000
    Re: google in my app "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2019-09-29 21:51 -0700
    Re: google in my app Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2019-09-30 03:38 -0700
      Re: google in my app Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2019-10-01 11:52 +1000
    Re: google in my app JJ <jj4public@vfemail.net> - 2019-09-30 20:23 +0700
      Re: google in my app Joao Rodrigues <jr.c.l.js@gmail.com> - 2019-10-02 22:40 -0300
    Re: google in my app Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2019-10-01 08:23 +0200

#37475 — google in my app

FromAndrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com>
Date2019-09-30 14:32 +1000
Subjectgoogle in my app
Message-ID<Tqadne5mF_XnGAzAnZ2dnUU7-a3NnZ2d@westnet.com.au>
I have a web site, which uses no google features, that I'm testing using 
a tool that intercepts and displays all the HTTP endpoints, redirects...

When I go a different page within the site one of the GETs is to

https://clients1.google.com/tbproxy/af/query?q=Chc2...

I don't understand why the site is querying google servers. Is it 
because I'm testing with Chrome?

How do I find out how what (and why) google thinks the site needs to GET 
from them (the query string being encrypted)?

Andrew Poulos

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#37476

From"Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com>
Date2019-09-29 21:51 -0700
Message-ID<9db72e41-3ba5-4b38-9584-c5d5f55890b0@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#37475
On Sunday, September 29, 2019 at 11:33:07 PM UTC-5, Andrew Poulos wrote:
> I have a web site, which uses no google features, that I'm testing using 
> a tool that intercepts and displays all the HTTP endpoints, redirects...
> 
> When I go a different page within the site one of the GETs is to
> 
> https://clients1.google.com/tbproxy/af/query?q=Chc2...
> 
> I don't understand why the site is querying google servers. Is it 
> because I'm testing with Chrome?
> 
> How do I find out how what (and why) google thinks the site needs to GET 
> from them (the query string being encrypted)?

Google is know for its shady behavior.

You should read the recent review by Jonathan Sampson:

<https://twitter.com/jonathansampson/status/1165493206441779200>

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#37481

FromJulio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name>
Date2019-09-30 03:38 -0700
Message-ID<1801a137-189b-4230-ac3e-825db7f3a287@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#37475
On Monday, 30 September 2019 06:33:07 UTC+2, Andrew Poulos  wrote:

> How do I find out how what (and why) google thinks the site needs to GET 
> from them (the query string being encrypted)?

Couldn't you google it up?  And what the heck has this to do with comp.lang.js?

Indeed, a quick search finds about some bug with form autocomplete in an older
version of Chrome: have you updated your browser recently?

Anyway, please do not post *totally off-topic* stuff...

Good luck,

Julio

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#37483

FromAndrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com>
Date2019-10-01 11:52 +1000
Message-ID<foednQk4-e7wLA_AnZ2dnUU7-audnZ2d@westnet.com.au>
In reply to#37481
On 30/09/2019 8:38 pm, Julio Di Egidio wrote:
> On Monday, 30 September 2019 06:33:07 UTC+2, Andrew Poulos  wrote:
> 
>> How do I find out how what (and why) google thinks the site needs to GET
>> from them (the query string being encrypted)?
> 
> Couldn't you google it up?  And what the heck has this to do with comp.lang.js?
> 
> Indeed, a quick search finds about some bug with form autocomplete in an older
> version of Chrome: have you updated your browser recently?

I'm running Version 77.0.3865.90 (Official Build) (64-bit)

> Anyway, please do not post *totally off-topic* stuff...

I didn't know what was causing the GET. I thought maybe that there's 
some JavaScript that I didn't know about involved.

Andrew Poulos

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#37482

FromJJ <jj4public@vfemail.net>
Date2019-09-30 20:23 +0700
Message-ID<iwg0s4qo4kv8$.qlb8fga60czd$.dlg@40tude.net>
In reply to#37475
On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 14:32:57 +1000, Andrew Poulos wrote:
> I have a web site, which uses no google features, that I'm testing using 
> a tool that intercepts and displays all the HTTP endpoints, redirects...
> 
> When I go a different page within the site one of the GETs is to
> 
> https://clients1.google.com/tbproxy/af/query?q=Chc2...
> 
> I don't understand why the site is querying google servers. Is it 
> because I'm testing with Chrome?
> 
> How do I find out how what (and why) google thinks the site needs to GET 
> from them (the query string being encrypted)?
> 
> Andrew Poulos

That's Chrome's Auto Fill feature. It's technically an Auto Suggest / Auto
Complete feature which pulls suggestions from remote server. This also
applies to all Chromium based web browsers.

Check the settings in `chrome://flags/` for all settings related auto fill /
auto suggest / auto complete which involve remote server.

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#37492

FromJoao Rodrigues <jr.c.l.js@gmail.com>
Date2019-10-02 22:40 -0300
Message-ID<qn3jis$od6$1@gioia.aioe.org>
In reply to#37482
On 30/09/2019 10:23, JJ wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 14:32:57 +1000, Andrew Poulos wrote:
>> I have a web site, which uses no google features, that I'm testing using
>> a tool that intercepts and displays all the HTTP endpoints, redirects...
>>
>> When I go a different page within the site one of the GETs is to
>>
>> https://clients1.google.com/tbproxy/af/query?q=Chc2...
>>
>> I don't understand why the site is querying google servers. Is it
>> because I'm testing with Chrome?
>>
>> How do I find out how what (and why) google thinks the site needs to GET
>> from them (the query string being encrypted)?
>>
>> Andrew Poulos
> 
> That's Chrome's Auto Fill feature. It's technically an Auto Suggest / Auto
> Complete feature which pulls suggestions from remote server. This also
> applies to all Chromium based web browsers.
> 
> Check the settings in `chrome://flags/` for all settings related auto fill /
> auto suggest / auto complete which involve remote server.
> 

As JJ posted earlier, it's the autofill download manager used in Chromium:

https://cs.chromium.org/chromium/src/components/autofill/core/browser/autofill_download_manager.cc?q=tbproxy&sq=package:chromium&l=48

Line: 97

const char kDefaultAutofillServerURL[] =
     "https://clients1.google.com/tbproxy/af/";

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#37484

FromArno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de>
Date2019-10-01 08:23 +0200
Message-ID<gvg9nlFnblmU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#37475
Andrew Poulos:

> I have a web site, which uses no google features, that I'm testing using 
> a tool that intercepts and displays all the HTTP endpoints, redirects...
> 
> When I go a different page within the site one of the GETs is to
> 
> https://clients1.google.com/tbproxy/af/query?q=Chc2...
> 
> I don't understand why the site is querying google servers. Is it 
> because I'm testing with Chrome?

This is easy to find out: just use another browser like Firefox.

> How do I find out how what (and why) google thinks the site needs to GET 
> from them (the query string being encrypted)?

By asking them.


-- 
Arno Welzel
https://arnowelzel.de

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