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Examples
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After typing in “bush shred” and having the search engine auto-complete to “bush shredding the constitution”, I figured it would be easier than I thought.
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I rarely use the suggest .. unless you count the auto-complete aspect of it. armoniv
Google Suggest Introduces More Time Saving Features | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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The Official Google Mobile Blog has announced a couple of small but cool updates to the Gmail Mobile webapp for iPhone and Android users, namely faster address auto-complete and keyboard shortcut support.
Gmail Mobile Gets Faster Auto-Complete, Keyboard Shortcuts | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Your history, cache, form auto-complete etc. won't be saved while you're browsing in the incognito mode.
Maximise Windows Vertically With A Double-Click In Windows 7 | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Faster auto-complete is a bit of a yawn, but keyboard shortcut support is pretty cool.
Gmail Mobile Gets Faster Auto-Complete, Keyboard Shortcuts | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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He came up with the idea after seeing that Google's auto-complete function suggests "is kevjumba gay" when users begin typing the phrase "is kevjumba."
The Circuit: All about Google; lawyer claims accused Wikileaker mistreated ; e-mail access habits change Hayley Tsukayama 2011
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Grossman says he had to come up with different exploits for different browsers, but that he found a way to compromise auto-complete on different versions of Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome and Firefox.
Black Hat: Most browsers can be made to give up personal data 2010
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The surest way around the problem is to turn the auto-complete feature off, but he acknowledges that some people may prefer the convenience it offers to blocking the risk it represents.
Black Hat: Most browsers can be made to give up personal data 2010
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He says his exploits can coax browsers to give up the information automatically stored by browsers in a feature called auto-complete, which is designed to make it simpler to fill out forms on Web sites that users intend to go to.
Black Hat: Most browsers can be made to give up personal data 2010
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Unfortunately that's exactly what seems to have happened if the site's auto-complete is anything to go by.
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