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It may sound like paranoia, but Facebook and I'm sure many other sites report every keystroke during typing whether or not it's published or deleted before you
by ccvannorman 10y ago
It may sound like paranoia, but Facebook and I'm sure many other sites report every keystroke during typing whether or not it's published or deleted before you press enter.[1]
[1] http://techland.time.com/2013/12/18/facebook-can-see-what-you-type-even-if-you-dont-publish-it/ http://techland.time.com/2013/12/18/facebook-can-see-what-yo...
- williamscales 10y agoIn fact, to go farther, some of the live chat support widgets on sites have a feature where they show the support rep what you've typed as you're typing, before sending.
- dexterdog 10y agoThere is a valid use for that and it's a faster response time by the rep
- williamscales 10y agoOh, yes, absolutely. I think it's a fantastic feature. Just one whose existence I hadn't even considered until it was demonstrated to me.
- cmdrfred 10y agoDamn, those API endpoints must take a beating. Sending out a request on every single character.
- jjawssd 10y agoWebsockets