November 9, 2004, the Mozilla Foundation andnumerous volunteers launched the free Firefoxbrowser. The aim was to offer all Internet users "choiceand innovation". Ten years after, Firefox struggles togain share of market facing the giants of the sector,but it is used by very many people. It is also adaptedto mobile, and there is a Firefox OS operating system.Beyond the many volunteers, the Foundation has now1,200 employees. A positive balance. According toTristan Nitot, Mozilla Europe responsible for, "it hassucceeded beyond our wildest expectations.
On the occasion of this anniversary, Mozilla hasprovided some surprises.
A few days ago, the Foundation thought developers bylaunching a browser dedicated to them completelywith new tools: "designed by developers fordevelopers." This announcement has had to satisfythem, but the general public has not been forgotten.Indeed, a new version of Firefox was launched, Firefox33.1. This minor update brings a few improvements.First of all, a "clear data" button can be integrated inthe toolbar to improve the protection of the consultedcontent. It goes further than this tool currently. Afterchoosing the duration, this manipulation clears dataand cookies, but also closes the open tabs and restartsFirefox.
Another improvement, the arrival of improvedthumbnails "Enhanced Tiles". Already in testing, theyare generalized to all users and will represent a newsource of income for Mozilla. The Foundation says that no personal data will be collected. "The collection of thedata is limited to a set consisting of the number ofclicks and views as well as the location of the thumbnails.
Dependent so far 90% of Google, this new source ofincome minimally invasive will help the Foundation

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