just out of curiousity...

what information can flash collect from a persons computer i.e. what browser, os, stuff like that etc...

Hiya :)

Using the capabilities object you can detect a whole load of stuff. The operating system, screen DPI, language, Flash player version and lots of other stuff.

Mick

Check this out.

very cool, a lil scary, but i dunn know what half that stuff is... accessability? manufacturer? pixel asp ratio? isDebugger? MP3?

...?

You'll probably have to check the Macromedia site for details. I don't know what all of means either.

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/technotes.html

Hiya :)

Here is a list of the Capabilities object properties and what they are for :

hasAccessibility : determines if the player supports accessibility
hasAudio : if the player supports audio playback
hasAudioEncoder : determines if the system can encode audio
hasMP3 : if the player supports MP3 playback
hasVideoEncoder : if the system can encode video
input : the input device for the system (usually a mouse)
isDebugger : if the player is a debugging version
language : the current language setting for the system
manufacturer : the creator of the player
os : the operating system
pixelAspectRatio : width to height ratio of a screen pixel
screenColor : the color mode
screenDPI : the dots per inch supported by the screen
screenResolutionX : pixel width of the screen
screenResolutionY : pixel height of the screen
serverString : a string of URL encoded variables containing all of the capabilities property values
version : the version of the player

Mick

thank you sir!