http://techliberation.com/2009/03/16/privacy-solutions-part-4-firefox-privacy-features/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:51:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://techliberation.com/2009/03/16/privacy-solutions-part-4-firefox-privacy-features/comment-page-1/#comment-65262 Itransition Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:36:28 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=17401#comment-65262 <p>Oh... I doubt a bit that the firefox's security is so perfect. It's offer to remember your password anywhere. If any other person corrupt your computer it will be to easy to get access to the private web information.. Though.. It's the trouble for personal security, not web security at the whole..</p> Oh… I doubt a bit that the firefox's security is so perfect. It's offer to remember your password anywhere. If any other person corrupt your computer it will be to easy to get access to the private web information.. Though.. It's the trouble for personal security, not web security at the whole..

]]> http://techliberation.com/2009/03/16/privacy-solutions-part-4-firefox-privacy-features/comment-page-1/#comment-62792 Itransition Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:36:28 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=17401#comment-62792 <p>Oh... I doubt a bit that the firefox's security is so perfect. It's offer to remember your password anywhere. If any other person corrupt your computer it will be to easy to get access to the private web information.. Though.. It's the trouble for personal security, not web security at the whole..</p> Oh… I doubt a bit that the firefox's security is so perfect. It's offer to remember your password anywhere. If any other person corrupt your computer it will be to easy to get access to the private web information.. Though.. It's the trouble for personal security, not web security at the whole..

]]> http://techliberation.com/2009/03/16/privacy-solutions-part-4-firefox-privacy-features/comment-page-1/#comment-60052 Privacy Solutions (Part 5): CCleaner | The Technology Liberation Front Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:06:57 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=17401#comment-60052 <p>[...] effective alternative to government-mandated regulation of online privacy. [See entries 1, 2, 3, 4]  In this installment, we will be exploring CCleaner, a free Windows-based tool created by [...]</p> [...] effective alternative to government-mandated regulation of online privacy. [See entries 1, 2, 3, 4]  In this installment, we will be exploring CCleaner, a free Windows-based tool created by [...]

]]> http://techliberation.com/2009/03/16/privacy-solutions-part-4-firefox-privacy-features/comment-page-1/#comment-61586 Don Marti Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:26:43 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=17401#comment-61586 <p>another good one to look at: <a href="http://www.customizegoogle.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.customizegoogle.com/</a><br><br>Strip your Google cookie from your searches, avoid bouncing off Google on the way to a a search result, and put back some browser features they try to turn off.<br><br>(Is trying to be in the browser business and the web ad business at the same time like Sony trying to be in the music business and the music player business at the same time?)</p> another good one to look at: http://www.customizegoogle.com/

Strip your Google cookie from your searches, avoid bouncing off Google on the way to a a search result, and put back some browser features they try to turn off.

(Is trying to be in the browser business and the web ad business at the same time like Sony trying to be in the music business and the music player business at the same time?)

]]> http://techliberation.com/2009/03/16/privacy-solutions-part-4-firefox-privacy-features/comment-page-1/#comment-61585 Thomas Moore Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:03:01 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=17401#comment-61585 <p>Excellent Series of articles! Just a couple of thoughts on Certs - Firefox has really stepped up its digital certificate handling. As you mention it supports Extended Validation (EV) certificates, and the front-end handling is aggressive and very in-your-face with regard to certificate errors. <br><br>Users must click on several confirm messages to get to a Web site with a bad or untrusted certificate, and they're given multiple opportunities to review and install the certificate in question.<br><br>And when connected to a Web site containing an EV certificate, Firefox prepends the URL on the address bar with the company's name highlighted in green.</p> Excellent Series of articles! Just a couple of thoughts on Certs – Firefox has really stepped up its digital certificate handling. As you mention it supports Extended Validation (EV) certificates, and the front-end handling is aggressive and very in-your-face with regard to certificate errors.

Users must click on several confirm messages to get to a Web site with a bad or untrusted certificate, and they're given multiple opportunities to review and install the certificate in question.

And when connected to a Web site containing an EV certificate, Firefox prepends the URL on the address bar with the company's name highlighted in green.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2009/03/16/privacy-solutions-part-4-firefox-privacy-features/comment-page-1/#comment-58729 Don Marti Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:26:43 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=17401#comment-58729 <p>another good one to look at: <a href="http://www.customizegoogle.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.customizegoogle.com/</a><br><br>Strip your Google cookie from your searches, avoid bouncing off Google on the way to a a search result, and put back some browser features they try to turn off.<br><br>(Is trying to be in the browser business and the web ad business at the same time like Sony trying to be in the music business and the music player business at the same time?)</p> another good one to look at: http://www.customizegoogle.com/

Strip your Google cookie from your searches, avoid bouncing off Google on the way to a a search result, and put back some browser features they try to turn off.

(Is trying to be in the browser business and the web ad business at the same time like Sony trying to be in the music business and the music player business at the same time?)

]]> http://techliberation.com/2009/03/16/privacy-solutions-part-4-firefox-privacy-features/comment-page-1/#comment-58728 Thomas Moore Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:03:01 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=17401#comment-58728 <p>Excellent Series of articles! Just a couple of thoughts on Certs - Firefox has really stepped up its digital certificate handling. As you mention it supports Extended Validation (EV) certificates, and the front-end handling is aggressive and very in-your-face with regard to certificate errors. <br><br>Users must click on several confirm messages to get to a Web site with a bad or untrusted certificate, and they're given multiple opportunities to review and install the certificate in question.<br><br>And when connected to a Web site containing an EV certificate, Firefox prepends the URL on the address bar with the company's name highlighted in green.</p> Excellent Series of articles! Just a couple of thoughts on Certs – Firefox has really stepped up its digital certificate handling. As you mention it supports Extended Validation (EV) certificates, and the front-end handling is aggressive and very in-your-face with regard to certificate errors.

Users must click on several confirm messages to get to a Web site with a bad or untrusted certificate, and they're given multiple opportunities to review and install the certificate in question.

And when connected to a Web site containing an EV certificate, Firefox prepends the URL on the address bar with the company's name highlighted in green.

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