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Security and privacy isn't only prevalent on browser frontend features. There are battles happening within every standardized Web specification. Without more th
by ngokevin 10y ago
Security and privacy isn't only prevalent on browser frontend features. There are battles happening within every standardized Web specification. Without more than one major player, one company would be allowed to dictate the level of security and private within every API. There are also initiatives that push the Web forward in security like with Let's Encrypt or Do Not Track. Mozilla also advances into new areas of technology to try to ensure they remain open.
It's totally fine to prefer one browser or the other. It's great to have an actual choice. But the ideals and values aren't just for show.
- twblalock 10y agoIdeas and values don't matter if you don't have enough power to make a difference in the world. What has Mozilla actually done in the past few years to push the web forward in security or ensure that a web specification protects user freedom? Things that Microsoft or Google or Apple were also trying to do don't count -- what good things did Mozilla succeed in doing that the other browser companies opposed?