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January 27, 2006
Mochibot not "spyware"
Mochibot not "spyware": Mochibot is a good technique/service for making sure your SWFs aren't swiped. You add a call to the Mochibot servers in the script in your SWF, and then check hosting servers periodically. I've written about Mochibot before, but am highlighting it today because of an objection on a GNU list, and it seems like a Slashdottable claim. A subsequent comment confusingly avers this is something built into Macromedia Flash Player, rather than optionally placed into any SWF by any one who doesn't want their creative work repurposed without their knowledge or consent. (You don't want to invisibly call materials from local servers, because clientside stuff can execute *behind* a firewall -- tons more actual info in the 50 page Player Security whitepaper.) Thanks to Claus Wahlers for adding context to that conversation!
Posted by John Dowdell at January 27, 2006 12:57 PM