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In reply to the discussion: Firefox browser to move ahead with ‘Do Not Track’ option [View all]FreeState
(10,702 posts)37. Firefox founder, anti-gay pro-prop8 supporter
thats where your money goes...
http://www.queerty.com/l-a-times-javascript-inventor-gave-1000-to-pro-prop-8-forces-20120404/
The Los Angeles Times is reporting Brendan Eich, the co-founder of Mozilla and the inventor of JavaScript, donated $1,000 to the Proposition 8 Fund, which worked to pass a marriage-equality ban in California.
Despite some legal wrangling, the names, home states and employers of Prop 8 donors are on the public record and have been tallied by the Times in a handy online database. (It also lists people who contributed against the ban.) Thankfully, it appears Eich (right) was the only staffer from Mozillawhich operates Firefox, the Web browser youre probably reading this onto cough up some dough for the haters.
Yknow, there are a lot of ugly stereotypes about computer programmers, but wed never put homophobes among themEich just makes his fellow tech nerds look bad.
Despite some legal wrangling, the names, home states and employers of Prop 8 donors are on the public record and have been tallied by the Times in a handy online database. (It also lists people who contributed against the ban.) Thankfully, it appears Eich (right) was the only staffer from Mozillawhich operates Firefox, the Web browser youre probably reading this onto cough up some dough for the haters.
Yknow, there are a lot of ugly stereotypes about computer programmers, but wed never put homophobes among themEich just makes his fellow tech nerds look bad.
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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