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| Athletichunta | 09-25-2015 07:15 AM |
If i take out my hard drive and put it in another pc can ebay tell?
Will they know I'm using another pc ?. Ive heard using more than one computer is bad but what about with a hard drive swap? |
| ilcarletto | 09-25-2015 07:28 AM |
Re: If i take out my hard drive and put it in another pc can ebay tell?
No, they have no way to find out you are using another PC.
Using more than one computer is fine and eBay or PayPal can't spot your HD swapping. |
| swbluto | 09-25-2015 11:12 AM |
Re: If i take out my hard drive and put it in another pc can ebay tell?
If you've got flash enabled, they can read the drives, though this will probably bring up some security violation warning window. |
Re: If i take out my hard drive and put it in another pc can ebay tell?
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Originally Posted by Athletichunta
(Post 708451)
Will they know I'm using another pc ?. Ive heard using more than one computer is bad but what about with a hard drive swap?
| What exactly are you trying to accomplish? Are you wanting to stealth from any Computer? |
| aspkin | 09-25-2015 11:28 AM |
Re: If i take out my hard drive and put it in another pc can ebay tell?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Athletichunta
(Post 708451)
Will they know I'm using another pc ?. Ive heard using more than one computer is bad but what about with a hard drive swap?
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Nope, as long as you're connecting to eBay/PayPal with a traditional browser, what they know about your device is limited. |
| swbluto | 09-25-2015 11:42 AM |
Re: If i take out my hard drive and put it in another pc can ebay tell?
Here's the flash: Quote:
Flash® Player provides basic file reading and writing capabilities, via the FileReference class. For security reasons, when running in Flash Player, the user must always grant permission before you can read or write a file.
Adobe® AIR® provides more complete access to the file system of the host computer than is available in Flash Player. Using the AIR file system API, you can access and manage directories and files, create directories and files, write data to files, and so on.
| Adobe Flash Platform * Working with the file system |
Re: If i take out my hard drive and put it in another pc can ebay tell?
Quote:
Originally Posted by swbluto
(Post 708494)
If you've got flash enabled, they can read the drives, though this will probably bring up some security violation warning window.
| So what your saying is that Ebay and PP are or can read our Hard Drives? |
| swbluto | 09-25-2015 01:04 PM |
Re: If i take out my hard drive and put it in another pc can ebay tell?
Looking at File - Adobe ActionScript® 3 (AS3 ) API Reference, they can read: Quote:
File(path:String = null)
The constructor function for the File class.
File
browseForDirectory(title:String):void
Displays a directory chooser dialog box, in which the user can select a directory.
File
browseForOpen(title:String, typeFilter:Array = null):void
Displays the Open File dialog box, in which the user can select a file to open.
File
browseForOpenMultiple(title:String, typeFilter:Array = null):void
Displays the Open File dialog box, in which the user can select one or more files to open.
File
browseForSave(title:String):void
Displays the Save File dialog box, in which the user can select a file destination.
File
cancel():void
[override] Cancels any pending asynchronous operation.
File
canonicalize():void
Canonicalizes the File path.
File
clone():File
Returns a copy of this File object.
File
copyTo(newLocation:FileReference, overwrite:Boolean = false):void
Copies the file or directory at the location specified by this File object to the location specified by the newLocation parameter.
File
copyToAsync(newLocation:FileReference, overwrite:Boolean = false):void
Begins copying the file or directory at the location specified by this File object to the location specified by the destination parameter.
File
createDirectory():void
Creates the specified directory and any necessary parent directories.
File
createTempDirectory():File
[static] Returns a reference to a new temporary directory.
File
createTempFile():File
[static] Returns a reference to a new temporary file.
File
deleteDirectory(deleteDirectoryContents:Boolean = false):void
Deletes the directory.
File
deleteDirectoryAsync(deleteDirectoryContents:Boole an = false):void
Deletes the directory asynchronously.
File
deleteFile():void
Deletes the file.
File
deleteFileAsync():void
Deletes the file asynchronously.
File
getDirectoryListing():Array
Returns an array of File objects corresponding to files and directories in the directory represented by this File object.
File
getDirectoryListingAsync():void
Asynchronously retrieves an array of File objects corresponding to the contents of the directory represented by this File object.
File
getRelativePath(ref:FileReference, useDotDot:Boolean = false):String
Finds the relative path between two File paths.
File
getRootDirectories():Array
[static] Returns an array of File objects, listing the file system root directories.
File
moveTo(newLocation:FileReference, overwrite:Boolean = false):void
Moves the file or directory at the location specified by this File object to the location specified by the destination parameter.
File
moveToAsync(newLocation:FileReference, overwrite:Boolean = false):void
Begins moving the file or directory at the location specified by this File object to the location specified by the newLocation parameter.
File
moveToTrash():void
Moves a file or directory to the trash.
File
moveToTrashAsync():void
Asynchronously moves a file or directory to the trash.
File
openWithDefaultApplication():void
Opens the file in the application registered by the operating system to open this file type.
File
resolvePath(path:String):File
Creates a new File object with a path relative to this File object's path, based on the path parameter (a string).
| And the directories they can easily read (They can read any using the above methods): Quote:
File.applicationStorageDirectory—a storage directory unique to each installed AIR application
File.applicationDirectory—the read-only directory where the application is installed (along with any installed assets)
File.desktopDirectory—the user's desktop directory
File.documentsDirectory—the user's documents directory
File.userDirectory—the user directory
| I don't think they can OPEN files without your permission, but it seems flash certainly allows them to tell what files you have on your system. Personally, I block flash.
If you /must/ run flash and you're dealing with Amazon, I'd suggest a separate VM for each user. With ebay... you might be able to get away with separate user accounts. |
| ovidiu | 09-25-2015 02:43 PM |
Re: If i take out my hard drive and put it in another pc can ebay tell?
The only way to physically identify that hard drive, its hardware ID, is never available to eBay, much less automatically through a un-prompted plugin run. Don't worry. |
| swbluto | 09-25-2015 10:46 PM |
Re: If i take out my hard drive and put it in another pc can ebay tell?
Quote:
Originally Posted by ovidiu
(Post 708522)
The only way to physically identify that hard drive, its hardware ID, is never available to eBay, much less automatically through a un-prompted plugin run. Don't worry.
| You realize they don't need to the hard-drive serial to recognize your drive, right? Unique filenames on one's documents are a give away.
I'd write a demo flash app to prove my point, but I'm making too much money with my other software to bother. |
Re: If i take out my hard drive and put it in another pc can ebay tell?
Quote:
Originally Posted by swbluto
(Post 708612)
I'd write a demo flash app to prove my point, but I'm making too much money with my other software to bother.
| LOL, You are one funny dude....I like that.....I like that a lot. |
Re: If i take out my hard drive and put it in another pc can ebay tell?
Quote:
Originally Posted by ovidiu
(Post 708522)
The only way to physically identify that hard drive, its hardware ID, is never available to eBay, much less automatically through a un-prompted plugin run. Don't worry.
| ovidiu is right on. |
| swbluto | 09-26-2015 08:27 AM |
Re: If i take out my hard drive and put it in another pc can ebay tell?
Quote:
Originally Posted by rsot
(Post 708626)
ovidiu is right on.
| Recognizing the hard drive doesn't take the hard drive serial. eBay isn't hardware locking a software license, it's simply using what it can to link users. |
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