Firefox’s fight for the future of the web
by Alex Hern from Technology | The Guardian on (#4V88D)
With Google's Chrome dominating the market, not-for-profit rival Mozilla is staking a comeback on its dedication to privacy
Why do you choose the browser you use? Maybe you think it loads pages more quickly. Maybe it's made by the same firm as your device and you think it's more compatible in some way. You prefer the graphics, perhaps, or it just happened to be pre-installed on your machine. Maybe you're not even aware that there's a choice.
In reality, two-thirds of us have been funnelled into using Google's Chrome, but browser choice also hides a contest about the openness of the web and how data is collected about users. One organisation that has always put such issues to the forefront is Mozilla.
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