Our privacy and the web
30.9.2019
Selena Deckelmann
Sr Director, Firefox Browser
Engineering
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Short term pessimist,
long term optimist
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Why I care about privacy
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Mozilla Manifesto Principle #4:
Individuals’ security and privacy on
the internet are fundamental and
must not be treated as optional.
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“What Privacy is for”
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By Julie E Cohen
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“the development of subjectivity and
development of communal values don’t
proceed in lockstep”
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- Julie E Cohen
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“Surveillance is attention that
is purposeful, routine,
systemic and focused.”
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- Julie E Cohen
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…to sell me shoes.
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Why care about ad targeting?
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Those shoes…
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Profiles you can use for targeted ads
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https://support.aerserv.com/hc/en-us/articles/207148516-List-of-IAB-Categories
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How Firefox
helps preserve
privacy
Ensuring the security
of the browser.
Fighting surveillance.
Creating better
defaults and
educating people
about them.
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The browser is a sandbox where we run
untrusted code from people we don’t know,
and we hope for the best.
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