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The following will be done in a table with notes and observations following as footnotes. | The following will be done in a table with notes and observations following as footnotes. | ||
*- include malware detection and anti-phishing as security categories | |||
* - identify capabilities before diving in | |||
* - exclude "private browsing"/privacy | |||
* -openID | |||
* - users click through warnings dialogs, ignore security indicators, and focus on completing tasks. security indicators are out of the way and hard to interpret, terminology is confusing | |||
* - security UI must balance obviousness with unintrusiveness, convey clarity in reasonable size, and reflect complexity with simplicity - talk to Jonathan Nightingale | |||
* bookmarklets | |||
=== Malware detection === | === Malware detection === | ||
=== Anti-phishing === | === Anti-phishing === | ||
=== Other === | === Other === | ||
== Browsers to investigate == | == Browsers to investigate == | ||
Revision as of 21:59, 9 July 2007
« Comparative Feature Analyses
« Security Research
Purpose
Examine a bunch of browsers, existing Firefox Add-ons, and web services to generate a report that describes:
- Which capabilities each has
- A summary of where each is different/unique
- Some conclusions about which aspects seem most innovative and interesting that we might want to consider for Firefox
Research
General capabilities
The following will be done in a table with notes and observations following as footnotes.
- - include malware detection and anti-phishing as security categories
- - identify capabilities before diving in
- - exclude "private browsing"/privacy
- -openID
- - users click through warnings dialogs, ignore security indicators, and focus on completing tasks. security indicators are out of the way and hard to interpret, terminology is confusing
- - security UI must balance obviousness with unintrusiveness, convey clarity in reasonable size, and reflect complexity with simplicity - talk to Jonathan Nightingale
- bookmarklets
Malware detection
Anti-phishing
Other
Browsers to investigate
- Firefox 2
- Camino
- Flock
- iCab
- IE 7
- Maxthon
- Netscape
- OmniWeb
- Opera
- Safari
- SeaMonkey
- Shiira