diff --git a/methods.tex b/methods.tex index bc03088..4dfe0a1 100644 --- a/methods.tex +++ b/methods.tex @@ -636,12 +636,12 @@ sophisticated and can thus be much harder to circumvent or block. Using the \gls{DOM} \gls{API}'s \texttt{Window.getComputedStyle()} method, web sites were able to check a user's browsing history by utilizing the \gls{CSS} -\texttt{:visited} selector. Links can be coloured depending on whether they have -already been visited or not. The colours can be set by the web site trying to +\texttt{:visited} selector. Links can be colored depending on whether they have +already been visited or not. The colors can be set by the web site trying to find out what the user's browsing history is. JavaScript would then be used to generate links on the fly for web sites that will be cross-checked with the contents of the browsing history. After generating links, a script can check the -colour, compare it with the colour that has been set for visited and non-visited +color, compare it with the color that has been set for visited and non-visited web sites and see if a web site has already been visited or not. A solution to the problem has been proposed and subsequently implemented by