Try this. Open up MS word or notepad or any text editor.
Then go to any of several websites. For this trick we'll use http://www.wired.com/
You'll see a list of articles. Open one.
Now pick a paragraph and select one or two words anywhere in the paragraph and copy paste it to your text editor. Nothing unexpected happened. Ok select a longer block of text. Go from 6 to 7 to 8 or more words. Copy paste it. What do you see?
Explanation and possible dangers in the link below.
in reference to: Slashdot Your Rights Online Story | Tynt Insight Is Watching You Cut and Paste (view on Google Sidewiki)
update: works with firefox, doesnt seem to work on IE
Then go to any of several websites. For this trick we'll use http://www.wired.com/
You'll see a list of articles. Open one.
Now pick a paragraph and select one or two words anywhere in the paragraph and copy paste it to your text editor. Nothing unexpected happened. Ok select a longer block of text. Go from 6 to 7 to 8 or more words. Copy paste it. What do you see?
Explanation and possible dangers in the link below.
in reference to: Slashdot Your Rights Online Story | Tynt Insight Is Watching You Cut and Paste (view on Google Sidewiki)
update: works with firefox, doesnt seem to work on IE
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