Tom wrote: "I don't personally know of a targeted exploit, or of a way for sites to obtain your profile # ("sniffing" can discover a lot of things, though NoScript probably would prevent most methods), or whether there is a database somewhere of which profile IDs were installed on which OS and version, which version of Fx, from which IP addresses, etc. (Search the web for "browser fingerprinting".) But being ultra-cautious (read, "paranoid" or "tinfoil hat"

) , I'd *personally* rather not post publicly anything that ties me uniquely to a certain browser profile. Just a thought. IMHO. YMMV. "
You are making a good point about not wanting to get tied me to a particular profile, and I couldn't agee more.

I asked mostly because I was curious whether there was something you were aware of like that, which I may not have been. We are 100% in agreement on this issue.
Tom wrote: "As a guest, I don't think you can edit your posts, so if you want me to put the original back, just post it, and I will."
No, please keep it as you did. If you would, also change the same profile showing on line 1571 of that same post. Let's just scrub it all, and I will try to be more careful. Thanks for that advice.
Tom wrote: "You might break pages by changing the OS in your UA.
I mentioned it only because we're on the same OS, so I knew the file path to the
profile folder. They're slightly different in newer Windows, but in general, just trying to say that you don't need to type the full path to your profile, just say, "In my profile folder, I see x, y, and z.... "
No problem here as well. My bad! I mentioned it out of habit, not because I didn't think you would need it. Anybody who can develop and support an excellent and thorough program like NoScript sure knows where to find my profile of all things!"
Tom wrote: "I too use several browsers, change IP addresses occasionally, etc. Sorry that the information was misread as a warning or something. "
I was not meaning to imply or suggest that I was on the defense about what you said. Sorry if I came across like that. Sure did not mean to. Like you, I too sometimes were a tinfoil hat, and my precaution may have seized my brain in this case. We are all good by me, my friend. Thanks for your courtesy and professionalism.
