Supercookies

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> Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:14:04 +0200
> From: matej.kovacic at owca.info
> To: or-talk at freehaven.net
> Subject: Re: Supercookies
> 
> Uuuups, it seems BetterPrivacy allows remote code execution.
> 
> "This plugin is currently dangerous for anyone to have installed as it 
...The code isn't on 
> the actual website, its a a banner ad but if you want to test your luck 
> just visit hxxp://www.scenereleases.info/ a few times 


> 
> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6623 (see reviews)...
> 

If you expand the reviews section you see the developer rejects this allegation.
I think his suggestion that this is an attempt to drive ad revenue for that site is plausible given the above.

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