<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Listers<div><br></div><div>This may be of interest.</div><div><br></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.74; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 26px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In a listicle world where even <a href="http://www.thewrap.com/adam-sandler-ridiculous-6-netflix-worst-movies-ranked/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;">the trivial</a> is quantified, judged, and graded, let’s rank something important for a change: Which web browsers are best for protecting your security and privacy?</span></p></div><div>Read on:-</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.expressvpn.com/blog/best-browsers-for-privacy/">https://www.expressvpn.com/blog/best-browsers-for-privacy/</a><br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr"><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><b>Ali Hussein</b></span></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">+254 0713 601113 </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br></div><div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Twitter: @AliHKassim</span></p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font></font></span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Skype: abu-jomo</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a><a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></a></span></p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font></font></span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></p><font><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Blog: <a href="http://www.alyhussein.com/" target="_blank">www.alyhussein.com</a></span><br></font></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div><div>"Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi</div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><br></span></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On 12 Jun 2019, at 5:56 AM, Kentice Tikolo via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>Thank you, Patrick.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Any insights on Safari?</span><br><span></span><br><span>Best regards,</span><br><span></span><br><span>Kentice.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Sent from my iPhone</span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>On 7 Jun 2019, at 06:42, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Good analysis Patrick,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Provides interesting perspectives.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Best Regards</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>On 6/5/19, Patrick A. M. Maina via kictanet</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I recently did a side-by-side comparison of several mainstream (and some</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>emerging browsers e.g. Brave) and found Firefox to be the least intrusive of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>the better browsers.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Using a network traffic monitor, I peeked under the hood to see what the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>browsers were secretly doing in the "background" and lo-and-behold, Chrome</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>was so aggressive that it looked like a data-harvesting malware, even with</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>add-ons and extensions disabled. I did some research on it and noted that</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>users who had raised similar issues (several years earlier) had apparently</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>been stonewalled for some reason. This led to a prompt and permanent</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>uninstall of Chrome on that device.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Surreptitious data harvesting is problematic because it enhances online</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>risks (e.g. risk of "spear phishing" attacks, as well as theft of business</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>trade secrets - including theft by inference). This should be of concern to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>emloyees, enterpreneurs and government workers. So why aren't users</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>switching in droves to less intrusive browsers?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I have two hypotheses about this:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>1. Privacy awareness campaigns don't appear to be strategically</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>contextualized and/or targeted. For example, the word "privacy" has a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>personal activity context connotation and may not trigger alarm bells in</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>official contexts. I think words like "spying" or "snooping" or "stealing"</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>need to be used a lot more as they convey, with far greater clarity, the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>idea of surreptitious activity and/or motives, while instilling a sense of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>urgent need for action.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>2. Alternative browsers have to overcome network effects (and build their</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>own). This requires long-game strategies that, on casual inspection, don't</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>appear connected to browser adoption / lock-in. The strategy has to align</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>with (and leverage) anthropological insights as well.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Let's use Chrome as an example:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Chrome users are locked-in to Google's strong network effects, which exist</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>at the Android ecosystem level (developers, tech support, advertisers and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>end-users).</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Google works hard to grow/maintain its dev community by offering a vast</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>array of tools as well as monetization opportunities. Google's secret value</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>proposition across all their products is... wait for it... "success".</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Once onboarded, cool, proprietary (but apparently inconsequential) features</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>tempt devs to tailor their webapps towards Chrome as the "main" browser and,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>slowly but surely, dev lock-in creeps in. The difference between Google and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Microsoft in terms of dev lock-in strategy is that Google's approach is more</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>subtle: it doesn't cause hard breaks in functionality on different browsers</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>(which would be a big no-no for devs - it only degrades it.. quietly passing</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>the UX pain to end users as "punishment" for using the "wrong" browser).</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>This leads to "works best on Chrome" advisories on millions of help pages /</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>documentation, which in turn *heavily* influences end-user (and tech</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>support's) preferences and more importantly, perceptions about quality and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>performance advantage. It's like a massively viral reverse ad campaign where</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>the advertisers pay you to advertise *your* product.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Humans are creatures of habit and consistency. So the browser you use more</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>frequently (or at work) is likely the one you'll want to use on your</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>personal devices. Soon the user starts "advising" others on which browser is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>"best" (more free marketing). This reinforces the user's own perception of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>preferences, boosting perceived loyalty and making it even harder to switch</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>even when the browser has issues the user doesn't like (cognitive</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>dissonance).</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I noticed this effect on myself when switching from IE (after almost two</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>decades) to Chrome, and a few years later, from Chrome to Firefox. Switching</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>is hard.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>To get users to change their browser habits, it makes sense to target the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>dev & support ecosystem agressively with a different value proposition (i.e.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>"success"). This could mean being more flexible and pragmatic on certain</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>core philosophies like FOSS, which pushes poor/hungry/enterpreneurial</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>developers into the arms of monetized platforms. Food is no longer FOSS</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>(unfortunately)... people need money to eat, and bills have to be paid. FOSS</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>values are noble and important, but they become elitist when implemented as</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>universal dogma without regard to economic context (e.g. for devs in low</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>income countries).</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Legal and policy tools have to be leveraged as well. Google rode on</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>antitrust regulations, for example, to penetrate Microsoft's IE moat and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>give chrome a chance on the PC (they then cheekily went on to do what</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Microsoft had been penalized for doing, with their inbuilt OS integrated</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>apps).</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Slightly off-topic, but might be of interest to some.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Good day & brgds,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Patrick.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Patrick A. M. Maina[Cross-domain Innovator | Public Policy Analyst -</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Indigenous Innovations]</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> On Wednesday, June 5, 2019, 5:40:42 AM GMT+3, Alice Munyua via kictanet</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2019/06/04/when-it-comes-to-privacy-default-settings-matter/">https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2019/06/04/when-it-comes-to-privacy-default-settings-matter/</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>What if I told you that on nearly every single website you visit, data about</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>you was transmitted to dozens or even hundreds of companies, all so that the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>website could earn an additional $0.00008 per ad! This is a key finding from</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>a new study on behaviorally targeted advertisements from Carnegie Mellon</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>University and it should be a wake-up call to all of us. The status quo of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>pervasive data collection in service of ad targeting is untenable. That is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>why we’re announcing some key changes to Firefox.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Today marks an important milestone in the history of Firefox and the web. As</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>of today, for new users who download and install Firefox for the first time,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Enhanced Tracking Protection will automatically be set on by default,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>protecting our users from the pervasive tracking and collection of personal</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>data by ad networks and tech companies.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>It seems that each week a new tech company decides to decree that privacy is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>a human right. They tout how their products provide people with “choices” to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>change the settings if they wish to opt into a greater level of privacy</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>protection to exemplify how they are putting privacy first. That begs the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>question — do people really want more complex settings to understand and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>fiddle with or do they simply want products that respect their privacy and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>align with their expectations to begin with?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Privacy shouldn’t be relegated to optional settings</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>When thinking about consumer privacy online, I’m reminded of the behavioral</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>economics studies which led to 401K plans (US retirement savings plans)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>moving from voluntary enrollment to auto-enrollment. Not too long ago most</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>defined contribution retirement savings plans in the US required employees</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>to sign-up and volunteer to start participating. Participation rates were</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>very low. Why was that? Was it because people didn’t care about saving for</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>retirement? Not at all! There were simply too many barriers to aligning with</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>people’s expectations and desires and the benefits of saving for retirement</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>aren’t felt immediately.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>We are in a similar position with respect to software privacy settings.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Pervasive tracking is too opaque and potential privacy harms are never felt</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>immediately. The general argument from tech companies is that consumers can</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>always decide to dive into their browser settings and modify the defaults.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The reality is that most people will never do that. Yet, we know that people</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>are broadly opposed to the status quo of pervasive cross-site tracking and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>data collection, particularly when they learn the details on how tracking</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>actually works.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>We also know that traditional privacy features such as Chrome’s Incognito</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>mode are failing to live up to consumer expectations. The feature might keep</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>your spouse from knowing what you’re thinking about getting them for your</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>anniversary by erasing your history, but it does not prevent third-party</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>tracking. Our research shows that Firefox users are seeking out privacy</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>protection, particularly through the use of Firefox’s Private Browsing mode.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>In fact, nearly 25% of web page loads in Firefox take place in a Private</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Browsing window. The good news for these users is that Firefox’s Private</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Browsing mode has long put users first by blocking tracking. The bad news is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>that this generally isn’t true for many popular browsers, which allow</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>tracking even in private browsing/incognito mode. A recent study found that</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>users don’t understand this and think their data is being protected, when it</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>is actually not.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>As was the case with retirement savings plans, what this shows us is that</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>the burden needs to shift from the consumers to the companies whereby the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>complexity of privacy settings shouldn’t be placed on users to figure out.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The product defaults should simply align with consumer expectations. That is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>the approach we are taking in Firefox.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Enhanced Tracking Protection by Default</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>As stated above, new Firefox users will have strong privacy protection from</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>the moment they install. We also expect to deliver the same functionality to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>existing users over the coming months. Because we are modifying the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>fundamental way in which cookies and browser storage operate, we’ve been</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>very rigorous in our testing and roll-out plans to ensure our users are not</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>experiencing unforeseen usability issues. If you’re already using Firefox</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>and can’t wait, you can turn this feature on by clicking on the menu icon</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>marked by three horizontal lines at the top right of your browser, then</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Content Blocking. Go to your privacy preferences and click on the Custom</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>option on the right side. Mark the Cookies checkbox and make sure that</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>“Third-party trackers” is selected. To learn more about our privacy and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>security settings and get more detail on what each section — Standard,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Strict, and Custom — includes, visit here.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>For existing users, go to your privacy preferences and click on the Custom</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>option, ark the Cookies checkbox</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>If you are new to Firefox, we’d love for you to give it a try. Download the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>latest version here.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>When it comes to privacy, default settings matter! We hope that the actions</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>we are taking can ultimately compel change in the industry. 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The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>development.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>-- </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Barrack O. 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The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>kictanet mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a></span><br><span><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a></span><br><span>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/kictanet">http://twitter.com/kictanet</a></span><br><span>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/">https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Unsubscribe or change your options at <a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40campusciti.com">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40campusciti.com</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. 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