Gemal's Psyched Blog - Comments on Data collection service added to Firefox http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/03/07/data_collection_service_added_to_firefox/index.html Darin Fisher just landed the data collection service on the trunk of the Mozilla code. The data collection service is used to gather browser metrics. This provides a way to learn more about how users use the Mozilla Firefox browser.... en-us Copyright 2009 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:48:53 +0100 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:31:31 +0100 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.17 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://gemal.dk/ http://gemal.dk//pics/favicon.png Gemal's Psyched Blog By mark o I think setting to "disabled" by default wont give results from "common users" I think setting to "disabled" by default wont give results from "common users"

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/03/07/data_collection_service_added_to_firefox/#comment1?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/03/07/data_collection_service_added_to_firefox/#comment1 Tue, 07 Mar 2006 13:30:13 +0100 mark o mark@nomail.com By Ben Basson Having it set to anything else would provoke the tinfoil hat brigade. Having it set to anything else would provoke the tinfoil hat brigade.

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/03/07/data_collection_service_added_to_firefox/#comment2?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/03/07/data_collection_service_added_to_firefox/#comment2 Tue, 07 Mar 2006 15:00:17 +0100 Ben Basson contact@cusser.net By monk.e.boy Perhaps if you asked 1 in 10 users where they were using Firefox, if they mainly use this installed version at work then they could be asked if they'd mind turning the feedback on.It'd be useful. The first thing I do on my installed version is add the 'new tab' button. Why isn't this on the toolbar by default?! Crazy.monk.e.boy Perhaps if you asked 1 in 10 users where they were using Firefox, if they mainly use this installed version at work then they could be asked if they'd mind turning the feedback on.

It'd be useful. The first thing I do on my installed version is add the 'new tab' button. Why isn't this on the toolbar by default?! Crazy.

monk.e.boy

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/03/07/data_collection_service_added_to_firefox/#comment3?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/03/07/data_collection_service_added_to_firefox/#comment3 Tue, 07 Mar 2006 15:07:25 +0100 monk.e.boy poo@poo.com By ADAXL This is a tricky privacy issue. Users are concerned about software that "phones home" for any reason, and rightly so. User tracking is often abused, and the Mozilla developers should set a good example here. This is a tricky privacy issue. Users are concerned about software that "phones home" for any reason, and rightly so. User tracking is often abused, and the Mozilla developers should set a good example here.

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/03/07/data_collection_service_added_to_firefox/#comment4?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/03/07/data_collection_service_added_to_firefox/#comment4 Wed, 08 Mar 2006 10:22:49 +0100 ADAXL adaxl@yahoo.com By Christian V. To call anyone who is concerned about privacy a member of the "tinfoil hat brigade" really upsets me. It is not Mozilla's business at all how, where and when I use their browser. Or do you want to give "Free Software" a whole new meaning? To call anyone who is concerned about privacy a member of the "tinfoil hat brigade" really upsets me. It is not Mozilla's business at all how, where and when I use their browser. Or do you want to give "Free Software" a whole new meaning?

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/03/07/data_collection_service_added_to_firefox/#comment5?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/03/07/data_collection_service_added_to_firefox/#comment5 Wed, 08 Mar 2006 12:09:02 +0100 Christian V. chrisv5@gmx.at By Ben Basson Collecting anonymous data is hardly infringing on anyone's privacy, especially if (as I would expect) it pertains to things like "User clicked the Home button", "User opened a tab via the File menu", etc.Firefox telling MoCo what websites you're visiting is another story, but then again, I can't see why they'd have any use for such information and I sincerely doubt that they'd ever try and obtain it.Anyway, I'm not saying that there are zero valid critisisms of such data collection, but I don't see why anyone but the tinfoil hat brigade is going to object to this on principle rather than details. Collecting anonymous data is hardly infringing on anyone's privacy, especially if (as I would expect) it pertains to things like "User clicked the Home button", "User opened a tab via the File menu", etc.

Firefox telling MoCo what websites you're visiting is another story, but then again, I can't see why they'd have any use for such information and I sincerely doubt that they'd ever try and obtain it.

Anyway, I'm not saying that there are zero valid critisisms of such data collection, but I don't see why anyone but the tinfoil hat brigade is going to object to this on principle rather than details.

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/03/07/data_collection_service_added_to_firefox/#comment6?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/03/07/data_collection_service_added_to_firefox/#comment6 Thu, 09 Mar 2006 22:05:39 +0100 Ben Basson contact@cusser.net By John I think FF is crap to begin with and ading this COLLECTION SERVICE is totally disgusting!!!What are they in bed with Microsoft now?? (IE7 sends every url to MS for review)Screw that!!!!!! They are just trying to invade everyones lives!!!!!!! I think FF is crap to begin with and ading this COLLECTION SERVICE is totally disgusting!!!

What are they in bed with Microsoft now?? (IE7 sends every url to MS for review)

Screw that!!!!!! They are just trying to invade everyones lives!!!!!!!

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/03/07/data_collection_service_added_to_firefox/#comment7?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2006/03/07/data_collection_service_added_to_firefox/#comment7 Sat, 11 Mar 2006 00:31:57 +0100 John john121@dodgeit.com