As part of the Stanford EE Computer Systems Colloquium Charlie Reis of the University of Washington will today talk about the increasing practice of intermediaries messing with web content between server & client, and ways to proscribe such. He will also talk about browser security, focusing on the deficiencies of today’s web as an application platform.

The talk, which takes place from 4:15-5:30 PST will be webcast live and thereafter be available on demand.

More info on Charlie Reis’s browser research is available here.