Google really has to fix this. There is a huge amount of directories that use scripts to track their outbound links still using 302s which leads to less popular (pr 4 or worse) sites disappearing from google! I experienced it myself, it's no fun to suddenly lose nearly 100% of your google traffic. on the other hand, this is the best reason to get more backlinks as it is right now. << If you’ve noticed your Website traffic slipping despite your best efforts to maintain a good page ranking in Google, you may have become the victim of an easily accomplished page-redirect scheme that seems to be gaining in popularity. Apparently in active use maliciously since at least August 2003, an exploit known commonly as Google 302 Pagejacking or simply Googlejacking allows the careless and the ethically challenged to supplant competitors’ legitimate Google search results with imposter pages. According to a poster known as “japanese†on the mainstream Web-master forum Webmaster World, “All pagerank [sic] sites of 5 or below are susceptible. If your site is 3 or 4, then be very alarmed.†... >> Source: http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=219984
Sounds similar to the IBU scam, Google did deal with that by what some folks said. Do you have any examples to present to the forum that will expose this scam?
I read the article and still don't understand how a 302 redirect can happen accidentally. The header has to be coded, so how is that an accident?
Interesting too is that Y! announced at SES NY (3/3/05) that they have closed out the 301/302 hijacking ability. What's taking G and MSN sooo long.
Because neither company takes security very serious and their platforms are hackers toolboxes and threats to the internet unless they both get serious about it quick M$ has been doing "their best" and have left an open door for "open source" linux, if you are interested in a hot OS look at www.mepis.com
It wasn't all that long ago that Googleguy was offering an amnesty to anyone who could show him examples of 302 hijacking in action so Google do appear to be taking it 'seriously'. Mind you, if memory serves, someone threatened to just reveal the technique, code and all, on the SEW forums if Google didn't get back on the issue.