Comments on: Hidden search results http://www.squarefree.com/2004/08/14/hidden-search-results/ Jesse Ruderman on Firefox, security, and more Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:13:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Michael Lefevre http://www.squarefree.com/2004/08/14/hidden-search-results/#comment-734 Michael Lefevre Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.squarefree.com/test/wp15/wordpress/?p=172#comment-734 Sounds like something that wouldn't be that easy to implement, because the answer to "why" stuff isn't shown won't, I guess, be a simple one that people can agree on. You'd have to work out which bits of closed bugs should be queryable (if you give any indication of a result based on, say, summary or comment queries, you could be disclosing important bits of the closed bug). I guess some might argue that merely knowing that the bug exists is an issue. Are you sure you're not breaching the security policy by including closed bugs in categorised bug counts? :) I'm also amused that a google ad for scientology is appearing with this blog entry... I've just clicked through :) Sounds like something that wouldn’t be that easy to implement, because the answer to “why” stuff isn’t shown won’t, I guess, be a simple one that people can agree on.

You’d have to work out which bits of closed bugs should be queryable (if you give any indication of a result based on, say, summary or comment queries, you could be disclosing important bits of the closed bug). I guess some might argue that merely knowing that the bug exists is an issue.

Are you sure you’re not breaching the security policy by including closed bugs in categorised bug counts? :)

I’m also amused that a google ad for scientology is appearing with this blog entry… I’ve just clicked through :)

]]> By: Doug http://www.squarefree.com/2004/08/14/hidden-search-results/#comment-735 Doug Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.squarefree.com/test/wp15/wordpress/?p=172#comment-735 I've always appreciated the fact the google helpfully tells you what it isn't allowed to list... I’ve always appreciated the fact the google helpfully tells you what it isn’t allowed to list…

]]> By: Brian http://www.squarefree.com/2004/08/14/hidden-search-results/#comment-736 Brian Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.squarefree.com/test/wp15/wordpress/?p=172#comment-736 I first noticed this as a result of the Kazaa Lite vs Kazaa scandal. Search Google: (and you'll see the DMCA in action). Ironically, if you read the notice (at the bottom) it actually list which websites are being blocked -- how silly. I first noticed this as a result of the Kazaa Lite vs Kazaa scandal.

Search Google: (and you’ll see the DMCA in action). Ironically, if you read the notice (at the bottom) it actually list which websites are being blocked — how silly.

]]> By: Brian http://www.squarefree.com/2004/08/14/hidden-search-results/#comment-737 Brian Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.squarefree.com/test/wp15/wordpress/?p=172#comment-737 Apparently my HTML link was removed. Oh well. Just do a Google search for "kazaa lite". Apparently my HTML link was removed. Oh well. Just do a Google search for “kazaa lite”.

]]> By: Andrea http://www.squarefree.com/2004/08/14/hidden-search-results/#comment-738 Andrea Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.squarefree.com/test/wp15/wordpress/?p=172#comment-738 Why don't you just file a bug in buzilla? It's the best way to make the mozilla.org people aware of this. Why don’t you just file a bug in buzilla? It’s the best way to make the mozilla.org people aware of this.

]]> By: mpt http://www.squarefree.com/2004/08/14/hidden-search-results/#comment-739 mpt Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.squarefree.com/test/wp15/wordpress/?p=172#comment-739 There are two things I don't understand. 1: "to ensure that search results are varied". Why would Google want its results to vary? 2: "that's not the answer I'm looking for". Why not? Why ascribe the non-implementation of a difficult-to-design feature (for reasons given by Michael) that would display the numbers (and nothing else) of some non-visitable bugs in search results, to something *other* than its apparent futility? There are two things I don’t understand.

1: “to ensure that search results are varied”. Why would Google want its results to vary?

2: “that’s not the answer I’m looking for”. Why not? Why ascribe the non-implementation of a difficult-to-design feature (for reasons given by Michael) that would display the numbers (and nothing else) of some non-visitable bugs in search results, to something *other* than its apparent futility?

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