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IAB Urges People To Stop "Mozilla From Hijacking the Internet"
hypnosec writes "In its latest attempt to stop Mozilla from going ahead with its proposed default blocking of third-party cookies in Firefox, the Interactive Advertising Bureau took out a full page ad urging users to stop 'Mozilla from hijacking the Internet.' Through the advert, IAB has claimed that the Firefox maker wants to be the 'judge and jury' when it comes to business models on the web. According to the IAB, Mozilla wants to eliminate the cookies which enable online advertisers to reach the right audience. IAB notes that 'If cookies are eliminated, it is clear to us that consumers will get a less relevant and diverse Internet experience.'"
Fail to see a problem.
Firefox is just an open source browser. If you don't like what they are doing, make a fork called Ad-Fox.
Here:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Developer_Guide/Source_Code/Mercurial
Dear IAB, please die, and fast. We're sick of you and your obnoxious ads.
I didn't see it.
(thats the joke)
No, they are also afraid of us getting a less diverse Internet experience.
De more dey advertise, di-verse it gets!
Thank you, I'll be here all the week. Tip your servers.
John
I love it when they try to make it sound like the ads are there for our benefit. Gosh, I wouldn't want to have a less diverse Internet experience!
Hey, I only watch the superbowl for the advertisements just like I only browse the web for the advertisements!
When information is power, privacy is freedom.
And you only watch porn for the riveting plots and insightful commentary too, right? ;-)
Lost at C:>. Found at C.
Having never snorted hot coffee onto my keyboard before, I'll mark that one off my bucket list now....
Uh... wow. that is the strangest mix of liberal and conservative conspiracy insanity I have seen in a long time.
No, they are also afraid of us getting a less diverse Internet experience.
De more dey advertise, di-verse it gets!
Thank you, I'll be here all the week. Tip your servers.
I just tipped my servers. I lost a lot of virtual machines but it was totally worth it.
"Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right" - Salvor Hardin
Tip your servers.
I tried that, and it pulled the power cord out. Curse you for ruining my uptime!
When our name is on the back of your car, we're behind you all the way!
Once again, "Team America" applies to F-heads making demands on the rest of us. . .
. . . . and so. . . .
Mozilla is a bunch of dicks! They're reckless, arrogant, stupid dicks. And the Internet Advertising Board are pussies. And the Advertisers are assholes. Pussies don't like dicks, because pussies get fucked by dicks. But dicks also fuck assholes: assholes who just want to shit on everything. Pussies may think they can deal with assholes their way. But the only thing that can fuck an asshole is a dick, with some balls. The problem with dicks is: they fuck too much or fuck when it isn't appropriate — and it takes a pussy to show them that. But sometimes, pussies can be so full of shit that they become assholes themselves... because pussies are an inch and half away from ass holes. I don't know much about this crazy, crazy world, but I do know that if you don't let us fuck this asshole, we're going to have our dicks and pussies all covered in shit!
Team America: is there ANY situation it's not applicable for these days ???
Java. Javascript. NOBODY CARES.