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#1 2008-05-20 4:14 am
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Firefox 3.0 Final
When DailyTech last reported on Firefox 3.0, Mozilla was still playing around with Beta 3. Since that time, Mozilla released the Beta 4 and Beta 5 iterations along with numerous nightly builds. Over the weekend, however, Firefox 3.0 eked closer to final code with Release Candidate 1 (RC1).
The development of Firefox 3.0 has been a long and steady process, but RC1 gives Mozilla more firepower in its ongoing battle with Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser and to a lesser extent, Safari and Opera.
Firefox 3.0 is built on the Gecko 1.9 Web rendering platform and includes better memory management, improved performance, enhanced security features, and improved usability. Other new features include built-in antivirus protection, easier password management, a new download manager and improved integration with Windows and OS X.
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=11825
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#2 2008-05-20 10:48 am
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Re: Firefox 3.0 Final
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/05/20 … g-habits/1
Mozilla considers tracking Firefox browsing habits
If they do that, that might be the last time I would use Firefox.
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#3 2008-05-20 11:24 am
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Re: Firefox 3.0 Final
didn't google toy with that same idea?
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#4 2008-05-20 3:24 pm
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nayrk wrote:
didn\'t google toy with that same idea?
Since Google is financing Mozilla, one way or another the answer is yes.
Sick, isn\'t it. 
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#6 2008-05-20 6:23 pm
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Re: Firefox 3.0 Final
Tetrachloride wrote:
nayrk wrote:
didn\'t google toy with that same idea?
Since Google is financing Mozilla, one way or another the answer is yes.
Sick, isn\'t it.
Quite 
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#7 2008-05-20 9:29 pm
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Re: Firefox 3.0 Final
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I don't care if they track me. This whole invasion of privacy thing is stupid.
In that case I'm going to need your ATM pin code and your social security number. 
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#8 2008-05-20 10:58 pm
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I think the keywords "voluntary basis" may be relevant to the situation. But then for this sort of situation I paraphrase in the old military axiom of 'never volunteer'.
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#9 2008-05-20 11:17 pm
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thelegendofjohn wrote:
PHUSMC wrote:
I don't care if they track me. This whole invasion of privacy thing is stupid.
In that case I'm going to need your ATM pin code and your social security number.
Note that I was talking about browsing habits.
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#10 2008-05-21 1:26 am
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How about search?
Search engine history has been a touchy subject in the past few years, with privacy concerns not helped much by incidents such as AOL mistakenly exposing the search history of over 650,000 of its users last August.
Google, the Vole and Yahoo have all pledged to upgrade their privacy levels with regards to Internet search history, but, apart from Ask, Google is the only other search engine taking any steps in the direction so far. Earlier this month, Google announced plans to begin anonymising the last eight bits of users’ IP addresses, unless it had been legally ordered not to. Also, at the beginning of this week, the search engine giant revealed that instead of setting web search cookies to expire in 2038, it would expire them after only two years.
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/ … ch-history
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#11 2008-05-21 9:55 am
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Re: Firefox 3.0 Final
PHUSMC wrote:
thelegendofjohn wrote:
PHUSMC wrote:
I don't care if they track me. This whole invasion of privacy thing is stupid.
In that case I'm going to need your ATM pin code and your social security number.
Note that I was talking about browsing habits.
Don't you browse your banks web site?
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#12 2008-05-21 1:01 pm
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Indeed, that's what I was getting at.
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#13 2008-05-21 1:36 pm
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Re: Firefox 3.0 Final
:: types "smurf" into the google search bar ::
"Do you agree that the magical potency of today's ceremony is exactly equal to the magical efficacy of ceremonial baptism with dihydrogen oxide, and do you agree that the power of all magical ceremonies is nonexistent?" After a resounding "amen" from the audience, the first person in line yelled, "Dry me brother! I'm free!"
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#14 2008-05-21 1:45 pm
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Re: Firefox 3.0 Final
user wrote:
:: types "smurf" into the google search bar ::
Your smurf will expire in only two years.
Until then, perhaps more fiber in your diet would help. 
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#15 2008-05-21 2:51 pm
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Wrong smurf, turn those filters off.
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#16 2008-06-06 11:04 am
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Re: Firefox 3.0 Final
Right-o.
Up to RC2 now.
Firefox 3 (Release Candidate 2) Release Notes
Released: June 4, 2008
This second Firefox 3 Release Candidate is a preview release of Mozilla's next generation Firefox browser and is being made available for testing purposes only.
Preview releases are published to collect feedback from Web developers and our testing community before advancing to the next stage in the release process.
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#17 2008-06-06 11:59 am
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Running it as of 2 days ago.
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#18 2008-06-06 4:19 pm
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user wrote:
:: types "smurf" into the google search bar ::
:: types "shemales smurfing horses" into YOUR search bar ::
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QUESTION: The attacks upon the World Trade Center.
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#19 2008-06-06 5:02 pm
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Re: Firefox 3.0 Final
I like the new version.
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#20 2008-06-06 6:04 pm
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Re: Firefox 3.0 Final
sturner wrote:
PHUSMC wrote:
thelegendofjohn wrote:
In that case I'm going to need your ATM pin code and your social security number.Note that I was talking about browsing habits.
Don't you browse your banks web site?
But that information is usually encoded to a ridiculous degree.
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#21 2008-06-06 7:33 pm
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Yeah my bank ALWAYS asks me a challenge question because I'm on a Mac.
"Do you agree that the magical potency of today's ceremony is exactly equal to the magical efficacy of ceremonial baptism with dihydrogen oxide, and do you agree that the power of all magical ceremonies is nonexistent?" After a resounding "amen" from the audience, the first person in line yelled, "Dry me brother! I'm free!"
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#22 2008-06-06 8:48 pm
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Re: Firefox 3.0 Final
user wrote:
Yeah my bank ALWAYS asks me a challenge question because I'm on a Mac.
"Say, user- where's the fire?"
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#23 2008-06-07 9:18 am
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user wrote:
Yeah my bank ALWAYS asks me a challenge question because I'm on a Mac.
Mine usually just says something about English not being a supported language. Just like government websites.
Canada, 'nuff said.
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#24 2008-06-07 3:09 pm
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It sucks - wouldn't work - deleted immediately.
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#25 2008-06-07 3:42 pm
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I actually have more problems with the older version of Firefox.
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