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Ruin My Search History

333 pointsby gadtflyalmost 9 years ago

44 comments

mmastracalmost 9 years ago
Spoiler alert! From the base64 encoded array in the source:<p>[&#x27;how to appear funny&#x27;, &#x27;why are my thumbs uneven&#x27;, &#x27;am i lack toast and tolerant&#x27;, &#x27;your youre difference&#x27;, &#x27;why doesnt my poo float&#x27;, &#x27;midget google images&#x27;, &#x27;tall midgets??&#x27;, &#x27;homemade lube?&#x27;, &#x27;i hate my boss&#x27;, &#x27;what counts as fat&#x27;, &#x27;how to tell partner they fat&#x27;, &#x27;is it normal to still love my ex&#x27;, &#x27;how to get back with ex&#x27;, &#x27;penis remove dog how to&#x27;, &#x27;romantic ways to propose&#x27;, &#x27;engagement rings&#x27;, &#x27;sex shop in my city&#x27;, &#x27;how to tell if partner cheating&#x27;, &#x27;ways to kill someone hypothetically&#x27;, &#x27;undetectable poisons&#x27;, &#x27;how to delete search history in browser&#x27;, &#x27;ashley madison hack&#x27;, &#x27;view ashley madison list&#x27;, &#x27;ashley madison list my city&#x27;, &#x27;paternity test&#x27;, &#x27;mail order paternity test&#x27;, &#x27;attracted to mother why&#x27;, &#x27;is incest illegal in this country&#x27;, &#x27;latest laws incest&#x27;, &#x27;seduction guide&#x27;, &#x27;rohypnol safe dosage&#x27;, &#x27;smelly penis cure urgent&#x27;, &#x27;common STIs&#x27;, &#x27;STI test in my city&#x27;, &#x27;average penis size this country&#x27;, &#x27;do penis pumps work&#x27;, &#x27;best budget penis pumps&#x27;, &#x27;does liking men mean im gay&#x27;, &#x27;signs of being gay&#x27;, &#x27;how to come out as gay to dad&#x27;, &#x27;age of consent here&#x27;, &#x27;why is age of consent so old here&#x27;, &#x27;country low age of consent&#x27;, &#x27;flights philippines&#x27;, &#x27;isis application form&#x27;, &#x27;how to join isis&#x27;, &#x27;cheap syria flights from here&#x27;, &#x27;syria hotels with pool&#x27;, &#x27;bing&#x27;, &#x27;donald trump&#x27;, &#x27;OH COME ON DONT JUST COPY AND PASTE THE LIST FROM THE ARRAY YOU CHEEKY SCAMP&#x27;]&quot;
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TomasSedovicalmost 9 years ago
For those wondering how this works (I&#x27;m not too good with webdev and thought a site can&#x27;t just open another tab and control it remotely):<p>The code driving this is at: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ruinmysearchhistory.com&#x2F;ruin.js?1" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ruinmysearchhistory.com&#x2F;ruin.js?1</a><p>It uses window.open to run the search:<p><pre><code> window.open(&#x27;https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com&#x2F;search?q=&#x27;+ encodeURI(ruinSearchQuery),&#x27;ruinmysearchhistory&#x27;); </code></pre> But the second parameter will set a name to the newly open tab. Calling window.open with the same name again will reuse the existing tab:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developer.mozilla.org&#x2F;en-US&#x2F;docs&#x2F;Web&#x2F;API&#x2F;Window&#x2F;open" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developer.mozilla.org&#x2F;en-US&#x2F;docs&#x2F;Web&#x2F;API&#x2F;Window&#x2F;open</a><p>So it doesn&#x27;t actually control the google site but keeps reloading it with new search urls. This may be obvious to everybody, but it did confuse me a little.
i336_almost 9 years ago
Related: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;AmazonWTF&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;AmazonWTF&#x2F;</a> (NSFW!!)<p>I&#x27;ve heard people complain after being subscribed to that subreddit that Amazon&#x27;s relevance engine becomes unusable for them (and while unsaid, I imagine they can&#x27;t browse Amazon with anyone else at their computer).<p>OP, take note. :P
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rehabindianalmost 9 years ago
I laughed so hard, that co-workers started staring at me. Had to abort before anyone looked. I think i will hide this like a LMGTFY link and slack it.
_alaerialmost 9 years ago
Reddit has kind of a cool discussion about it there: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;InternetIsBeautiful&#x2F;comments&#x2F;4nc763&#x2F;ruin_my_search_history_ruin_your_google_search&#x2F;d42s370" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;InternetIsBeautiful&#x2F;comments&#x2F;4nc763...</a>
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brbsixalmost 9 years ago
<p><pre><code> Our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer network. This page checks to see if it&#x27;s really you sending the requests, and not a robot. Why did this happen? IP address: * Time: 2016-06-10T00:07:58Z URL: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com&#x2F;search?q=donald%20trump </code></pre> It appears Google is not too happy with Donald Trump.
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bbcbasicalmost 9 years ago
Run this and you will be profiled by the NSA as a hapless geek HN reader.
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dezbalmost 9 years ago
[&#x27;how to appear funny&#x27;, &#x27;why are my thumbs uneven&#x27;, &#x27;am i lack toast and tolerant&#x27;, &#x27;your youre difference&#x27;, &#x27;why doesnt my poo float&#x27;, &#x27;midget google images&#x27;, &#x27;tall midgets??&#x27;, &#x27;homemade lube?&#x27;, &#x27;i hate my boss&#x27;, &#x27;what counts as fat&#x27;, &#x27;how to tell partner they fat&#x27;, &#x27;is it normal to still love my ex&#x27;, &#x27;how to get back with ex&#x27;, &#x27;penis remove dog how to&#x27;, &#x27;romantic ways to propose&#x27;, &#x27;engagement rings&#x27;, &#x27;sex shop in my city&#x27;, &#x27;how to tell if partner cheating&#x27;, &#x27;ways to kill someone hypothetically&#x27;, &#x27;undetectable poisons&#x27;, &#x27;how to delete search history in browser&#x27;, &#x27;ashley madison hack&#x27;, &#x27;view ashley madison list&#x27;, &#x27;ashley madison list my city&#x27;, &#x27;paternity test&#x27;, &#x27;mail order paternity test&#x27;, &#x27;attracted to mother why&#x27;, &#x27;is incest illegal in this country&#x27;, &#x27;latest laws incest&#x27;, &#x27;seduction guide&#x27;, &#x27;rohypnol safe dosage&#x27;, &#x27;smelly penis cure urgent&#x27;, &#x27;common STIs&#x27;, &#x27;STI test in my city&#x27;, &#x27;average penis size this country&#x27;, &#x27;do penis pumps work&#x27;, &#x27;best budget penis pumps&#x27;, &#x27;does liking men mean im gay&#x27;, &#x27;signs of being gay&#x27;, &#x27;how to come out as gay to dad&#x27;, &#x27;age of consent here&#x27;, &#x27;why is age of consent so old here&#x27;, &#x27;country low age of consent&#x27;, &#x27;flights philippines&#x27;, &#x27;isis application form&#x27;, &#x27;how to join isis&#x27;, &#x27;cheap syria flights from here&#x27;, &#x27;syria hotels with pool&#x27;, &#x27;bing&#x27;, &#x27;donald trump&#x27;, &#x27;OH COME ON DONT JUST COPY AND PASTE THE LIST FROM THE ARRAY YOU CHEEKY SCAMP&#x27;]&quot;
akerroalmost 9 years ago
TrackMeNot is a lightweight browser extension that helps protect web searchers from surveillance and data-profiling by search engines. It does so not by means of concealment or encryption (i.e. covering one&#x27;s tracks), but instead, paradoxically, by the opposite strategy: noise and obfuscation. With TrackMeNot, actual web searches, lost in a cloud of false leads, are essentially hidden in plain view. User-installed TrackMeNot works with Firefox and Chrome browsers and popular search engines (AOL, Yahoo!, Google, and Bing) and requires no 3rd-party servers or services.
iagorodriguezalmost 9 years ago
If you create a form to submit new searches I will definitively help you (Cómo votar a Trump si eres mexicano)
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ssevennalmost 9 years ago
I almost fell off my chair. They should come up with a way to contribute to this list
elliottcarlsonalmost 9 years ago
Some what related is the UTM Mangler; a browser extension that auto-replaces UTM campaign parameters with more interesting alternatives: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;chrome.google.com&#x2F;webstore&#x2F;detail&#x2F;utm-mangler&#x2F;ngddlnhlmdnjphddadgonpfhccgjhfji?hl=en-US" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;chrome.google.com&#x2F;webstore&#x2F;detail&#x2F;utm-mangler&#x2F;ngddln...</a> (source code: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;huntwelch&#x2F;UTM-Mangler" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;huntwelch&#x2F;UTM-Mangler</a>)
necessityalmost 9 years ago
This thread makes me really happy for my recent installation of NoScript.
capoditutticapialmost 9 years ago
most of these searches look like my regular browse history
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strikingalmost 9 years ago
Well, I&#x27;m probably on a list now. Thanks for that.
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seleniumkalmost 9 years ago
I so badly want to extend this. I want more terrible searches!
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ganesshalmost 9 years ago
Use incognito window to see what this is going to do
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dude3almost 9 years ago
Next step is a chrome plugin that randomly searches for stuff in the background.
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lalosalmost 9 years ago
Privacy through noise? through obfuscation? I need a word for this
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anotheryoualmost 9 years ago
They should have left out the gay stuff. Might have potential to stir up a heterosexual relationship, but makes it look like it&#x27;s a bad thing on it&#x27;s own.
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coenhydealmost 9 years ago
This is super irresponsible to have on HN. Not funny. Especially for people who live in despot countries. Not sure if the USA counts quite yet.
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gexlaalmost 9 years ago
Are you hiring to come up with the crazy <i></i><i></i> in this list? I would like to apply.
bikamonkialmost 9 years ago
&quot;ways to kill someone hypothetically&quot; oh oh cops knocking anytime now...
beardogalmost 9 years ago
Kind of glad i used the tor browser bundle for this, pretty funny though.
dayNalmost 9 years ago
Please mark the post NSFW
melvinmtalmost 9 years ago
Will check this out next time I&#x27;m in an Apple Store...
voiceclonralmost 9 years ago
This screwed me up. I gave the 5 second attention and I thought it was doing the opposite (i.e flood with SFW links and sanitize my search).
techthroway443almost 9 years ago
Just got a letter from my supervisor. Had no idea it would &#x27;ruin&#x27; my search with perverted garbage. Thanks for that.
yyhhsj0521almost 9 years ago
After the 7th or the 8th query, Google&#x27;s captcha kicked in, asking me to prove my humanity before continuing.
gauravagarwalralmost 9 years ago
Game Theory: If enough people click this, does Google stop showing stupid ads to everyone eventually?
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Uptrendaalmost 9 years ago
Some of these ISIS searches make me slightly concerned ... but other than that, not bad.
ianaialmost 9 years ago
Now do this for facebook profiles
daveloyallalmost 9 years ago
From the title, I guessed this would be some attempt to spoil or camouflage the profile that google keeps on each user, thus decreasing the value of profiles, thus fighting back.<p>While I <i>expected</i> the attempt to be flawed, according to mmastrac&#x27;s analysis, this is a joke. (And a pretty &#x27;meh&#x27; one, at that!)
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lumberjackalmost 9 years ago
OK isn&#x27;t this dangerous though? I don&#x27;t want to get on any lists.
nostromoalmost 9 years ago
Warning: people should know this is NSFW for anyone with a company that monitors your web usage.<p>I also wouldn&#x27;t run this from an authoritarian country where local officials may not appreciate the joke.
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greenspotalmost 9 years ago
Great idea, I&#x27;ll let this run all day long.
j0e1almost 9 years ago
I&#x27;m &#x27;ruined&#x27;!
4h53nalmost 9 years ago
Shit.
iagorodriguezalmost 9 years ago
laughed really hard :)
mathattackalmost 9 years ago
Why vote this crap up?
smoreillyalmost 9 years ago
This is beautiful.
beatpandaalmost 9 years ago
A+
apialmost 9 years ago
Such disrupt. So convergent. Wow.
ryanmarshalmost 9 years ago
Got a really good LOL out of this. I wish HN had a little more humor, not Reddit levels, just a wee bit more.