Comments on: Adsenselogger and Google’s TOS http://scott.yang.id.au/2005/09/adsenselogger-and-googles-tos/ Faith, Technology and Randomness in Life, According to Scott Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:17:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: clicks count http://scott.yang.id.au/2005/09/adsenselogger-and-googles-tos/#comment-88866 clicks count Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:54:58 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/?p=10#comment-88866 I can't understand why I am getting one statistic from google - page impressions - that is 1/6th of my unique users stat from my host server. Is google honest? I can’t understand why I am getting one statistic from google – page impressions – that is 1/6th of my unique users stat from my host server. Is google honest?

]]> By: Scott Yang http://scott.yang.id.au/2005/09/adsenselogger-and-googles-tos/#comment-87831 Scott Yang Tue, 20 Sep 2005 13:01:03 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/?p=10#comment-87831 Jackie, Indeed. I took a look at the source code, and was not pleased at the style of coding at all. I did spot a few places where SQL parameters were not escaped. Nasty. I have also been writing my own ad tracking scripts. JS works with IE, Moz and Opera, and reporting interface will be based on Ajax (and Web 2.0). Still coding... Jackie,

Indeed. I took a look at the source code, and was not pleased at the style of coding at all. I did spot a few places where SQL parameters were not escaped. Nasty.

I have also been writing my own ad tracking scripts. JS works with IE, Moz and Opera, and reporting interface will be based on Ajax (and Web 2.0).

Still coding…

]]> By: Jackie http://scott.yang.id.au/2005/09/adsenselogger-and-googles-tos/#comment-87829 Jackie Tue, 20 Sep 2005 09:43:39 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/?p=10#comment-87829 I analyzed Adsenselogger and found 2 bad things: it sends an email when you install it, without saying (people doesn't read READMEs). The login page can be bypassed with sq injection. I think it is very insecure and classificable as spyware. IMHO use it at your risk, someone could steal your adsense account. I analyzed Adsenselogger and found 2 bad things: it sends an email when you install it, without saying (people doesn’t read READMEs). The login page can be bypassed with sq injection. I think it is very insecure and classificable as spyware. IMHO use it at your risk, someone could steal your adsense account.

]]> By: Alistair http://scott.yang.id.au/2005/09/adsenselogger-and-googles-tos/#comment-87821 Alistair Fri, 09 Sep 2005 12:30:15 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/?p=10#comment-87821 As far as I'm concerned, if they aren't going to provide you the required tools to report on your own traffic, then I can't see how or why you shouldn't be allowed to use your own. End of the day, their ad tracking isn't effected and you are simply intercepting a click event so you can track it for yourself. If their software worked and reported enough information, people wouldn't be bothering to write their own. As far as I’m concerned, if they aren’t going to provide you the required tools to report on your own traffic, then I can’t see how or why you shouldn’t be allowed to use your own.

End of the day, their ad tracking isn’t effected and you are simply intercepting a click event so you can track it for yourself. If their software worked and reported enough information, people wouldn’t be bothering to write their own.

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