Twitter patched up a security gap that sent users to other sites when they moved their mouse cursors over links. Using a JavaScript function called onMouseOver, spammy marketers drew in unwitting customers to their sites without them having to click.
The exploit opened up unauthorized pop-ups and sent people to less-than-safe-for-work sites. But thankfully Twitter has tamed the beast. A spokesman for the social networking platform told Mashable “This should now be fully patched and is no longer exploitable.”
Twitter Mouseover Security Flaw Affecting Thousands of Users [WARNING] [Mashable]
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That’s why I use noscript.
Do you ever have any problems when you use that with ajax-ified sites like google?
Nope. Also, I can allow scripts on a page individually (either temporarily or permanently).
This. I use noscript because unneeded javascript can grind my internet to a halt due to the weak signal I pick up on my laptop at work. I can see what sources are implementing the scripts and choose to allow or disallow individually. For example, consumerist.com is always allowed, but google-analytics, facebook, fbcdn, addthis, and sitemeter are all blocked on just this page alone. Noscript + Adblock Plus = Holy shit my internet works! People get pissy about blocking ads, but if the site just won’t load, I still wont view the ads. And, I have no money to spend, so i won’t click even if i see them.
I prefer to sit behind my seven proxies.
That’s why I don’t bother wirh Twitter or Facebook … nobody’s damn business what I’m thinking.
Now get the hell off my lawn!
I like how Jimmy Fallon worded it last night. “There’s a loophole on Twitter that leads its users to porn sites.” Then he went “There’s a cool new feature on Twitter that leads its users to porn sites.”
What are these dangerous sites people keep talking about?
-Sent from my iMac