MBmbrubeck·Feb 29, 2012
Issue filed and pull request sent. Thanks for the bug report, instakill! :)
https://github.com/toolness/collusion/pull/67
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toolness / collusion
collusion
An add-on and web app for visualizing cookie-laden HTTP requests between websites in real time.
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An add-on and web app for visualizing cookie-laden HTTP requests between websites in real time.
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Collusion dev here. I don't think that's supposed to happen, as cookies should not be written when in private browsing mode. I'm guessing it's a bug in Collusion's visualization.
If you can reproduce the bug using 'generic' websites (I don't want to know about your private browsing habits), would you mind filing a bug report in https://github.com/toolness/collusion/issues ? It would be a big help. Thanks a lot.
In Introducing Collusion: Discover who’s tracking you onlineHello! Collusion main developer here. I am excited to be going live with this project and thrilled to see it being discussed on Hacker News (where I am a long time lurker, first time poster). I value the input from the community here.
To answer an issue which Nostromo and others have brought up, I am well aware that the addon is incomplete until it also includes data on Flash cookies, tracking pixels, localstorage, iframes, useragent fingerprinting, etc. I plan to add all of these things; the bug for adding Flash cookies is at https://github.com/toolness/collusion/issues/22 and I would greatly appreciate help with implementation from anyone who's interested (hint, hint!)
I'm also working on making the graph actionable, i.e. you should be able to click any node and say "Block" (or "whitelist" for sites you are OK with). Firefox already has
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the ability to set site-specific 3rd party cookie policies, but the interface to it can charitably be described as "for experts only". Collusion could provide a much more usable way to control your browser's policies.
The graph, for those who asked, is drawn using d3.js and SVG.
The demo does not require flash; it uses SVG. You just have to click "click here".
Here's the code:
https://github.com/toolness/collusion/tree/master/data/ui
In Introducing Collusion: Discover who’s tracking you onlineI couldn't find a link to the source code but it seems to be this project on GitHub: https://github.com/toolness/collusion
In Introducing Collusion: Discover who’s tracking you onlineAn add-on and web app for visualizing cookie-laden HTTP requests (privacy)
2 points · Open discussionYour data isn't being sent out of your browser. The source code is here:
https://github.com/toolness/collusion
As with all Firefox addons, you can right-click + save-as the xpi file, run "unzip addon-name.xpi" and look at the source.
In Collusion: A browser addon to demo how websites track you online