Apr
08
2008

Myspace Links

And Why Myspace Is Full Of It

Tuesday, April 8, 2008 - 09:38:01 pm
(Posted Under: Rants)
Here's a message from myspace that has been really annoying lately:


The link you are trying to visit has been disabled.

You have reached a link that is no longer in service. That means the link was very naughty, and, much like head lice, had to be eliminated before it spread.

You may be asking yourself, "Hey, what was it about that link that got it in trouble?" An excellent question! Usually, it's one of the following reasons:

- The link was spam! No one likes spammers, and we don't like their links.

- You almost got phished! There are people out there who want to steal your MySpace password. They want to log in as you and send spam, harass your friends, change your profile, and generally run amok. Phishing pages are usually designed to look like MySpace to trick you. Other sites may also ask for your MySpace login information to customize your profile, insert videos or slide shows, track visitors, or any number of other things. Don't make it easy for them. ONLY USE YOUR MYSPACE LOGIN INFO ON WWW.MYSPACE.COM!!


Yes, no one likes spammers - kinda moot point if your using myspace though!

I almost got phished?! Okay, this one really gets my back up. Hey, myspace, don't get all fucking high and mighty about protecting people's passwords when you don't even have a secure site. I could have anyone on my network log in to myspace and steal their password without effort. The whole myspace link hijacking (by myspace) is for nothing but myspace gain (through extra hits, capturing downstream stats or whatnot). Call it what it is folks!

Oh, and by the way, I didn't almost get phished. I was pro actively protecting my own privacy by blocking my referrer.

End of rant. Here's privoxy rules that fix the fact that I haven't been able to use any links on myspace for however long. Luckily I don't care too much if myspace knows from where in myspace I clicked a link.

# Fix links in myspace.
{ 
   -hide-referer 
} 
www.msplinks.com
Edit...
Okay, so while I'm not fussed too much if myspace knows from where I clicked within myspace, this rule is more satisfying of a solution. 
# Fix links in myspace.
{ 
   +hide-referer{http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm} 
} 
www.msplinks.com


Thank you, come again.
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