For examples of real implementations of timing attacks, try this: http://www.contextis.com/documents/2/Browser_Timing_Attacks.pdf http://www.contextis.com/docum

For examples of real implementations of timing attacks, try this: http://www.contextis.com/documents/2/Browser_Timing_Attacks.pdf http://www.contextis.com/documents/2/Browser_Timing_Attacks.... Some of those are fixed now, but the history stealing link redrawing one is still an issue as far as I know (or at least, this bug is still open https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=884270 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=884270 ).