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[resolved] Dolphin HD Sends URL Of Every Page You Visit To A Remote Server

23 points| dudube | 14 years ago |androidpolice.com | reply

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[+] muro|14 years ago|reply
The dolphin browser web page doesn't even say who creates it. Would you really trust it with your passwords and browsing history?
[+] copypasteweb|14 years ago|reply
>match every location you visit against a whitelist of about 300 webzines

Yeah, whitelist can't be downloaded.

[+] itsnotvalid|14 years ago|reply
Not mentioning even there is no security problem involved, we are talking mobile browsers here, if that doesn't actually make more traffic? Of course, instant search suggestion also does exactly that, so there is no big deal here.
[+] woadwarrior01|14 years ago|reply
Nothing new, The stumbleupon browser plugin has been doing this for years now :)
[+] cmars|14 years ago|reply
They've lost my trust. Switching to ff mobile.
[+] muro|14 years ago|reply
the built-in browser is also getting better with every release.
[+] The_Sponge|14 years ago|reply
It was an unfortunate (and terrible) bug, but you have to admit the Dolphin team's response has at least been open and efficient.
[+] mtrimpe|14 years ago|reply
Too bad they didn't know about bloom filters e.a.