[INVALID] Facebook widgets seem to have defeated ABE?

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jojojo

[INVALID] Facebook widgets seem to have defeated ABE?

Post by jojojo »

My understanding of ABE, with the default facebook containment rule, is that it allows Facebook to run scripts only while you're on facebook.com. But recently I noticed this:

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Why does this facebook element work? I thought this was exactly the kind of thing ABE is supposed to block. Have I misunderstood something or has Facebook and/or Seamlessweb managed to get around ABE?
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Re: Facebook widgets seem to have defeated ABE?

Post by al_9x »

ABE is like a blacklist, allowing everything by default and requiring explicit denies to block something. There's a "Deny INC" missing from your rule.
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jojojo

Re: Facebook widgets seem to have defeated ABE?

Post by jojojo »

Thanks, don't know how that slipped through the cracks.
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