Image Proxy with Google App Scripts

I have been a big fan of Google App Scripts. This service allows you to build powerful scripts that can be scheduled and integrated with Google (email, Google Docs, Excel) and external APIs. You write in JavaScript, within a browser based code editor right in Google Drive and the script can even be published as a web app. The quotas or limits are pretty good so you can quickly build something powerful for free.

Today, I will show how to create an Image Proxy with Google App Scripts which would allow you to grab images from other domains or go around the browser’s same-origin policy. Basically, the Google App Script is a server side proxy for your client side request. So, if you are exporting SVG as an image with images hosted on another domain or saving HTML5 Canvas with toDataURL() method, this could help you avoid tainted canvas and browser security errors. But, really, it’s just a simple example of a Google App Script published as a web app.
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HeartBleed Vulnerable Websites

Yesterday, the internet was buzzing with articles about the Heart Bleed Bug which is a serious vulnerability in OpenSSL that allows stealing data (passwords, credit cards, etc) that should be secured over SSL. Some sources say that as many as 2 out of 3 servers in the world use OpenSSL which means that a lot of websites have been affected. Large websites like Yahoo, Flickr, Imgur, and Lastpass have already confirmed that they have been affected and they have also updated their servers to fix the security bug. But, what websites are still vulnerable to the heart bleed bug?
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