Mozilla officials distance themselves with Google

Posted by Geronimo Boosh on December 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Bing respects your privacy better than Google. The finding may seem surprising, especially on the part ofAsa Dotzler, The community coordinator at Mozilla, the publisher of free and open source browser Firefox and founder of the program. The Mozilla Foundation is indeed related to Google in a partnership agreement: Google is the search engine for Firefox, a feature for which the Foundation receives money from the company. Most of $ 79 million turnover of the foundation in 2008 from this partnership.

But as Nitot, The head of Mozilla Europe, Asa Dotzler, little appreciated the recent statements by the CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt, respect for privacy. Interviewed by CNBC, the boss of the search engine had said that “si want that no one is aware of certain things you do, maybe you should just not do “And considered that protection of privacy was primarily “a question of discernment”And customs clearance company to shift its responsibility for the fate of the data it collects (search history, emails …). Remarks strongly denounced by associations defending the privacy or consumer protection, including the influential Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Mr. Dotzler, expressed as staff recommends users of Firefox to Bing, the search engine of Microsoft, their search engine by default. Firefox was originally launched as a more open and innovative thatInternet Explorer, Microsoft’s browser. Over the years, free browser has grown steadily, now reaching nearly 25% market share.

Google links uniting the Mozilla Foundation have been tense in recent months. If the foundation had welcomed the launch of Google’s browser, Chrome, saying that diversity and competition creates a healthy competition in the software sector, other initiatives of the search engine has attracted criticism from Mozilla, including the launch of Google Chrome FrameA graft installing Chrome inside Internet Explorer. Microsoft and Mozilla have both said it was an unfair practice to gain market share, and it presented security risks.

The dependence of the Mozilla Foundation to Google had raised doubts in recent years on the autonomy could demonstrate the foundation. The latter replies that his comfortable financial reserves enable it to ensure its freedom of speech.