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Privacy Roadmap for 2014 | |||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
In 2013, the public discussion around privacy focussed heavily on the wholesale collection of data and metadata from browsing and cell phone usage. Tracking has entered the public consciousness thanks to the Verizon revelations, Edward Snowden’s whistleblowing on the NSA, multi-national government involvement in surveillance, and news coverage on ad-tech companies monetizing browsing histories through tracking. | In 2013, the public discussion around privacy focussed heavily on the wholesale collection of data and metadata from browsing and cell phone usage. Tracking has entered the public consciousness thanks to the Verizon revelations, Edward Snowden’s whistleblowing on the NSA, multi-national government involvement in surveillance, and news coverage on ad-tech companies monetizing browsing histories through tracking. | ||
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* Deliberate tracking for delivering targeted ads | * Deliberate tracking for delivering targeted ads | ||
* Social network widgets (“Like” button, +1 button, Retweet, etc.) and other services whose primary goal may not be tracking, but could be used for tracking | * Social network widgets (“Like” button, +1 button, Retweet, etc.) and other services whose primary goal may not be tracking, but could be used for tracking | ||
== Goal: Firefox users know when they are being tracked == | == Goal: Firefox users know when they are being tracked == | ||
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** | == Goal: Firefox users can avoid being tracked == | ||
* Tracking protection in Lightbeam | |||
* Native tracking protection in Firefox | |||
* Reducing traffic from social widgets | |||
* Reducing physical tracking on mobile devices | |||
== Goal: Firefox users can be who they want, when they want == | |||
* Multiple profiles in FF Sync | |||
* The right to be forgotten | |||