Nov 10
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A senior executive at Mozilla – creators of the Firefox browser – attacks Google, Microsoft and Apple for the hidden plugins they install in to Firefox without users knowledge. Usually attached to upgrades, the installer of some times what they see as much needed add ons, are getting more than what they have asked for. “Why do Microsoft, Google, Apple, and others think that it is an OK practice to add plug-ins to Firefox when I’m installing their software packages?” asked Asa Dotzler, the co-founder of the Spread Firefox project and a member of Mozilla’s leadership team
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Mozilla Exec. Criticizes Google, Microsoft, Apple For Hidden Plugin Installs