Comments on: Why Not to Use Google Web Accelerator http://gigaom.com/2005/10/24/why-not-to-use-google-web-accelerator/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:00:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Nik Cubrilovic http://gigaom.com/2005/10/24/why-not-to-use-google-web-accelerator/#comment-28114 Nik Cubrilovic Tue, 25 Oct 2005 06:28:16 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/10/24/why-not-to-use-google-web-accelerator/#comment-28114 <p>Hey Om, there is probably a security hole in there somewhere. The reason why it does cache is so that it can do pre-fetches on sites that wouldn't otherwise work without cookies (and pre-fetching on sites like amazon without cookies is pointless). In regards to the controversy when GWA was released about it 'breaking' sites, I am firmly in the camp that it was the fault of the site developers:</p> <p><a href="http://www.nik.com.au/archives/2005/05/07/poor-web-applications-and-pre-fetch-security-issues/" rel="nofollow">GWA and pre-fetch security issues</a></p> <p>ps. love the new design</p> Hey Om, there is probably a security hole in there somewhere. The reason why it does cache is so that it can do pre-fetches on sites that wouldn’t otherwise work without cookies (and pre-fetching on sites like amazon without cookies is pointless). In regards to the controversy when GWA was released about it ‘breaking’ sites, I am firmly in the camp that it was the fault of the site developers:

GWA and pre-fetch security issues

ps. love the new design

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