Path: csiph.com!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!news.linkpendium.com!news.linkpendium.com!panix!MIX!Blackbird From: billy@MIX.COM Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: How do I get the google window back in Safari? Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 18:31:22 +0000 (UTC) Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC Lines: 30 Message-ID: References: <200120140400403206%nospam@nospam.invalid> <200120141628198293%nospam@nospam.invalid> NNTP-Posting-Host: panix5.panix.com X-Trace: reader2.panix.com 1390588282 10080 166.84.1.5 (24 Jan 2014 18:31:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@panix.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 18:31:22 +0000 (UTC) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.apps:20669 Kevin McMurtrie writes: > If you type in "ebay" into Safari, it will attempt to autocomplete from > history. If that fails, it will ask Google. If Google has a high > confidence or paid match, it converts the URL to a full path and loads > it. If Google doesn't have that kind of a match, it shows search > results. > > This is one of my least favorite security holes. Entering > > host.domain.tld/path/path/ > > into Safari sends the path to Google. It's an unacceptable information > leak because it may reveal information about private corporate networks. > It's also a pain in the ass because I don't want search results. You can rest assured google's bots will start whacking away on said "leaked" path(s), too. > Now to make it really stupid, Safari hides the protocol so you can't > visibly see if it's a full URL or a search term for Google. You have to > wait for the pop-up menu to appear and manually select "Go to...". Yep. Billy Y.. -- sub #'9+1 ,r0 ; convert ascii byte add #9.+1 ,r0 ; to an integer bcc 20$ ; not a number