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PONYCHAN SPYING ON USERS

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  1.     [2:03:17 AM] !!Celestia: yes, it is him.
  2.     [2:03:25 AM] !!Celestia: we can identify people beyond just IP address
  3.     [2:06:08 AM] !!Celestia: We use a form of fingerprinting.
  4.     [2:06:16 AM] !!Celestia: That's all I'm going to say.
  5.     http://www.pcworld.com/article/192648/browser_fingerprints_a_big_privacy_threat.html
  6.     [2:36:31 AM] !!Celestia: read the article that was linked in the chat you're no longer a part of.
  7.     [2:36:37 AM] !!Celestia: open your mind a bit.
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  10.     I'm not going to go into too much detail here, I have a lot to do at the moment, but TL;DR, ever go to Ponychan? Well be happy! Apparently your information is being recorded illegally. I'm normally one for peaceful protest, but this is just a step too far.
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  12.     So, enjoy. Oh, and this is real. I can provide direct quotes if one wishes via skype for authentication. Here, have some more while I'm at it.
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  14.     Here is Ponychan's !!Rarity mod's opinion on their software.
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  16.     [1:58:58 AM] ????: [2:03:17 AM] !!Celestia: yes, it is him.
  17.     [2:03:25 AM] !!Celestia: we can identify people beyond just IP address
  18.     [2:03:32 AM] !!Celestia: all i want is for him to stop, nothing more.
  19.     [2:06:08 AM] !!Celestia: We use a form of fingerprinting.
  20.     [2:06:16 AM] !!Celestia: That's all I'm going to say.
  21.     http://www.pcworld.com/article/192648/browser_fingerprints_a_big_privacy_threat.html
  22.     [2:00:49 AM] Crimson Risk: >wouldn't allow it if a target had opted out of it for use in behavioral advertising
  23.     [2:00:54 AM] Crimson Risk: > it if a target had opted out of it for use in behavioral advertising
  24.     [2:01:03 AM] Crimson Risk: >for use in behavioral advertising
  25.     [2:01:12 AM] ????: It's not supposed to be used for anything but, and not if they opt out
  26.     [2:01:26 AM] Crimson Risk: Not sure how you're getting that out of
  27.     [2:01:29 AM] Crimson Risk: [2:01 AM] Crimson Risk:
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  30.      it if a target had opted out of it for use in behavioral advertising
  31.     [2:01:53 AM] Crimson Risk: There are no laws that say that a website can't gather browser data from visitors
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  34.     Now, it's been more than ten hours, and !!Celestia may have gotten wind and pulled the software off the site, but who knows what kind of abuse he could pull in the future at the expense of his users.
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