Check your Anonymity

It's spot on for me...scarry!!! Fucking Verizon!

 

Did you exit and restart your browser after disabling Java?

The reason the page can't pull anything if you have java disabled is because that website is written using Javascript. Look at the page source code, all Java, as are many sites and web apps.

Dude111, I didn't mean to say you are lame, just that the site is lame and trying to get a scare response from people, but the fact of the matter is that there are other ways to identify a computer on the internet, mainly the MAC address of your Network Interface Device. Anything that communicates over a network of any type has this unique identifier, otherwise the internet or any network wouldn't function.

I consider that site to be exactly the same as the fake anti-virus malware we all know and loath.
They are trying to scare people into buying their product, Secure Tunnel Surf, and that is all. As I said previously, all the info that site pulls is all coming from your browser and is used to tailor the pages so they can display properly on your machine and crap.

For instance if you view the source code for that page one of the first things it does is check what version of Java is running on your system, then if you are not running Java it uses vbscript instead.
All very benign functions that make your browsing experience better.
The same gets done for Flash, Shockwave and any other plug-ins so the page knows how/what your system and browser are capable of.

Can it be used to create a "fingerprint"? Sure.
Does that constitute a real threat? No, not so much.

Bottom line, that page/site is nothing more than a deceitful sales ploy.
If people are really concerned about their online security then check out the utilities and port tests I linked to in my previous post in this thread.
someone actually hacking into and gaining access to your system is a much bigger threat, and is a lot easier than most people realize.
And also practice some basic common sense about what you post online.

 

Bingo

 

exactly

 

Like, for instance, be careful about saying things about BBAD. He'll get you with his monkey wrench, hack you into little pieces, and then you'll know. :bigcry:

 

mine too

 

I checked my anonymity.

I'm safe. I still don't know myself. I'm still not quite sure of who I am.

But I do know where I am. I'm here.