Most frequently asked questions relating to the security implications of running a Web server and using Web browsers. All rights reserved. For further information, please contact Lincoln Stein directly. Up to Table of Contents Back to Safe Scripting in Perl Forward to Client-Side Security 8.
Most servers log every access.
Some browsers also provide the client the reader is using, the URL that the client came from, and the user's e-mail address. Servers can log this information as well, or make it available to CGI scripts. Most WWW clients are probably run from single-user machines, thus a download can be attributed to an individual. Revealing any of those datums could be potentially damaging to a reader. The accesses to a internal job posting reveals who might be interested in changing jobs.