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Users care deeply about security.  It is one of the most important browser features users care about, behind convenience and roughly equal with speed.  They also want Mozilla to take an active role in keeping them secure, as we are seen as a trustworthy authority on the subject.
Users care deeply about security.  It is one of the most important browser features users care about, behind convenience and roughly equal with speed.  They also want Mozilla to take an active role in keeping them secure, as we are seen as a trustworthy authority on the subject.
We need to stay proactive in protecting our users directly, but also develop effective and usable mechanisms to help web developers and administrators protect users in scenarios when we cannot do so directly.


= Overview  =
= Overview  =
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*'''Security functionality''':&nbsp;Meant to establish deploy new tools and mechnisms for developers, users and web administrators to protect themselves.&nbsp; These are high visibility changes requiring active participation by at least one of the participants.&nbsp; Potentially higher risk and more effort than risk reduction features, but conversely carry a much higher potential for impact.<br>
*'''Security functionality''':&nbsp;Meant to establish deploy new tools and mechnisms for developers, users and web administrators to protect themselves.&nbsp; These are high visibility changes requiring active participation by at least one of the participants.&nbsp; Potentially higher risk and more effort than risk reduction features, but conversely carry a much higher potential for impact.<br>


We need to actively pursue both types of features.
We need to stay proactive in protecting our users directly, but also develop effective and usable mechanisms to help web developers and administrators protect users in scenarios where we cannot do so directly.


= Roadmap  =
= Roadmap  =
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