Netscape Navigator Snoops on Web Activity
AOL Time Warner's Netscape unit is snooping on searches performed by users of its latest Navigator browser at Google and other search sites. According to a network traffic analysis performed by Newsbytes, Netscape is capturing Navigator 6 users' search terms, along with their Internet protocol (IP) address, the date Navigator was installed and a unique identification number. There have also not disclosed this intrusive practice in their privacy policy.Netscape Navigator Browser Snoops On Web Searches Newsbytes, March 8, 2002