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In reply to the discussion: Firefox browser to move ahead with ‘Do Not Track’ option [View all]JimDandy
(7,318 posts)24. The ability to shut off tracking by the user
has been needed for as long as the capability to track has existed. Which was from the get-go. We should never have had to be grateful to Firefox for installing a privacy feature that they knew should have been there all along. That said, I AM grateful to whomever in that company kept pushing to make it happen.
Now the rest of the browser companies better follow suit or be left in the dust by users who are frustrated, annoyed, angered or simply fed up to here with the lack of privcacy in a technology that is fully capable of having very strong privacy features.
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Ghostery works from a list, which gets updated, it seems to work fairly well. nt
bemildred
Jun 2013
#6
Those that claim to know "reality" are fooling themselves and no one else.
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#54
No one gives two shits about having a banner or inline image advertising some product or service,
Heywood J
Jun 2013
#77
Yep. While we may not like it, ads pay for all of this "free" content we view.
progressoid
Jun 2013
#61
Sam the Butcher doesn't sell my private information to others when I deal with him.
Heywood J
Jun 2013
#78
Better privacy is another nice add on for Firefox. It cleans LSO flash "supercookies"
Snarkoleptic
Jun 2013
#47
What kind of "Internet services" do they expect Linux users to pay for?
Spitfire of ATJ
Jun 2013
#64