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Daniel
I would like to know whether Firefox and K-meleon use Alexa stuff as
Mozilla suite does.
TIA
Mozilla suite does.
TIA
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Rod
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No traces of Alexa on my system. Using K-Meleon.
I would like to know whether Firefox and K-meleon use Alexa stuff as
Mozilla suite does.
TIA
No traces of Alexa on my system. Using K-Meleon.
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Some Guy
I would like to know whether Firefox and K-meleon use Alexa stuff as
Mozilla suite does.
TIA
Mozilla uses Alexa?
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George Orwell
I would like to know whether Firefox and K-meleon use Alexa stuff as
Mozilla suite does.
TIA
Since when have Mozilla/FireFox used Alexa? Me thinks you had better check what extensions you
are using & alos get some some spyware stoppers.
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Since when have Mozilla/FireFox used Alexa?
Mozilla has used it for a long time now, but I can't say quite when the
feature was added. Alexa is used for the "what's related" sidebar tab.
Firefox and (AFAICT) K-Meleon don't have "what's related", so I don't
think they use Alexa at all. At least one of the thumbnail-generating
extensions for Fx uses thumbnails from Alexa, though.
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Manuel Otto
I would like to know whether Firefox and K-meleon use Alexa stuff as
Mozilla suite does.
TIA
K-Meleon doesn't, about Firefox I don't know, but for Firefox it can
be added with extensions:
http://www.google.com/search?q=firefox alexa
Manuel
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Aaron
Mozilla has used it for a long time now, but I can't say quite when the
feature was added. Alexa is used for the "what's related" sidebar tab.
Firefox and (AFAICT) K-Meleon don't have "what's related", so I don't
think they use Alexa at all. At least one of the thumbnail-generating
extensions for Fx uses thumbnails from Alexa, though.
This fear about Alexa is overblown methinks.
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This fear about Alexa is overblown methinks.
This fear? I thought the OP was just asking whether Fx and K-Meleon
had the feature or not and that others just didn't realize Moz does
have the feature.
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Aaron
This fear? I thought the OP was just asking whether Fx and K-Meleon
had the feature or not and that others just didn't realize Moz does
have the feature.
I'm not necessarily just referring to you. I'm referring to the whole
thread, where people talk about "spywarestoppers" and "traces of Alexa".
For them it might be useful to point out that for example that extension
you refer to above that uses thumbnails from Alexa is harmless.
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Daniel
George Orwell said:Since when have Mozilla/FireFox used Alexa? Me thinks you had better check what > extensions you are using & alos get some some spyware stoppers.
It was a surprise to me also. I was surfing whit Mozilla. When I just
click at Mozilla "SideBar", there was Alexa.
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I'm not necessarily just referring to you.
I'd hope not to me at all; I /like/ Alexa.
I'm referring to the whole thread, where people talk about
"spywarestoppers" and "traces of Alexa". For them it might be
useful to point out that for example that extension you refer to
above that uses thumbnails from Alexa is harmless.
AFAIAC, using Alexa for "what's related" is also harmless. But I'm one
of the crazies who also thinks using Google for searching is harmless.
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Thorsten Duhn
Hello,
It is there until some 4.x Netscape release.
The problem is not using a "what's related" function on request
but there are implementations, especially the IE browser extension
from Alexia themselves, that permanantly submit my browsing habits,
allowing to profile my habits in theory. Alexia works that way in
parts, sites people visit one after another may have reationship
(and this what they serve you "what's related").
Regards,
Thorsten
Mozilla has used it for a long time now, but I can't say quite
when the feature was added. Alexa is used for the "what's related"
sidebar tab.
It is there until some 4.x Netscape release.
The problem is not using a "what's related" function on request
but there are implementations, especially the IE browser extension
from Alexia themselves, that permanantly submit my browsing habits,
allowing to profile my habits in theory. Alexia works that way in
parts, sites people visit one after another may have reationship
(and this what they serve you "what's related").
Regards,
Thorsten
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Aaron
That should read, not necessarily referring to you.
Well from what I understand it's the toolbar that is basically "evil". In
any case, there *are* crazies who think google is evil because of the
2038 cookie.
I'd hope not to me at all; I /like/ Alexa.
AFAIAC, using Alexa for "what's related" is also harmless. But I'm one
of the crazies who also thinks using Google for searching is harmless.
Well from what I understand it's the toolbar that is basically "evil". In
any case, there *are* crazies who think google is evil because of the
2038 cookie.
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TedK
What's the 2038 cookie?Aaron said:That should read, not necessarily referring to you.
Well from what I understand it's the toolbar that is basically "evil". In
any case, there *are* crazies who think google is evil because of the
2038 cookie.
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What's the 2038 cookie?
The cookies that google.com sets do not expire until 2038. Since the
world ends in 2012, I don't see that it matters.