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 == Session Title ==
-Stalking Elusive Firefox Users: How big is our herd?
+Understanding Firefox Active User Size
 == Session Leader ==
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 == Summary ==
-Figuring out how many active Firefox users there are is not as simple as just summing the numbers of unique ids we see in the server logs.
+Figuring out how many active Firefox users there are is not as simple as just summing the numbers in in our server logs.  Are our estimates correct?  How can we get a better understanding of our user base while protecting user privacy?
-Have our estimates been inflated by naive counting?  How can we get an accurate count when our users, in protecting their own privacy, are armed to deceive us?
 == Agenda ==
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 ** the consequences of "doing the right thing"
 * Research: mining 178G of server logs
-** tracking individuals
+** cookie clearing and user privacy
-** who are these obsessive cookie clearers?
 ** unique ids, average gap size, average run length
 * where do we go from here?
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 * [[User:Asa|Asa Dotzler]]
+* David Rolnitzky
+* Mozilla Japan (who is TBD)
+* Ken Saunders
+* Sherman