> Do activists seriously diverge from general browser usage statistics? Oh hey -- at last, quantifiable question that would lend itself to a solid research paper. Let's gather aggregate analytics data from activist sites and compare to the norm. I think I can help on this...
On Friday, August 10, 2012, Jacob Appelbaum <[email protected]> wrote: > Brian Conley: >> Oh! Definitley. My biggest concern about the general digital security >> abroad, until recently has been the predominance of Internet Explorer 6 as >> the browser of choice! >> >> I do believe that's changing. I'm simply acknowledging that its great Nadim >> seems, at least thus far, to be keeping the browser-side option, while at >> the same time implementing such an easy option for many users as the chrome >> extension. >> >> In fact I'd not even tested the experience until another member of this >> list brought it to my attention how easy it is to work an extension in >> chrome. That said I have tended previously not to use Chrome, and almost >> never install extensions in Firefox. >> >> Mostly I'm recognizing that in the case of at least some users, the >> availability of the chrome extension and the ease of use really discounts >> any usability/laziness excuse, however I do have concerns about the way >> Chrome functions more generally vis a vis auto update, and of course its >> one more way in which an individual has to trust the Google... >> > > We've also worked on Firefox plugins as well. So while right now there > is a lot of talk about Chrome, we had a working Firefox "webapp plugin" > at the WSJ Data Transparency event. So if there are other browsers used > by activists other than those two, which I'm sure of, we need to get a > good survey going to decide how to target those browsers next. > > Any thoughts? Do activists seriously diverge from general browser usage > statistics? > > All the best, > Jake > > _______________________________________________ > liberationtech mailing list > [email protected] > > Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to: > > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > > If you would like to receive a daily digest, click "yes" (once you click above) next to "would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily digest?" > > You will need the user name and password you receive from the list moderator in monthly reminders. You may ask for a reminder here: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > > Should you need immediate assistance, please contact the list moderator. > > Please don't forget to follow us on http://twitter.com/#!/Liberationtech > -- *Collin David Anderson* averysmallbird.com | @cda | Washington, D.C.
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