US Visa Application Website Attempts Port Scan of User's Private Network
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Summary
A user reports that the US Visa application website (ceac.state.gov) attempted to port-scan their private network, as detected by a Firefox extension called Port Authority. The user questions whether this is common practice among websites and expresses concern about the privacy implications of a government website conducting network scanning activities.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI got a notification that the website tried to do a port-scan of my private network
Is this a common thing?
I have just recently installed the extension, so I am not sure if there are a lot of other websites who do it
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