Re: How does GMail know I use Firebug extension in Iceweasel?

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On 11/28/07 18:17, Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote:
Recently gmail has begun displaying the following notice when I login to
its web interface:

"Firebug is known to make Gmail slow unless it is configured correctly."

It offers a couple of option to disable/configure it. However what I
find disturbing is how gmail 'knows' what extensions I have installed on
my machine. Is there a bug in iceweasel/firefox that leaks out some
information on extensions to the remote servers?

JavaScript?

A search on google tells me that many others have noticed this too, but
I could not find how google does it.

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA

%SYSTEM-F-FISH, my hovercraft is full of eels
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