Privacy

This research by The Mozilla Foundation shows an appalling lack of attention to privacy and security concerns by auto makers. I can’t decide whether is is surprising that Tesla ranked the worst. On one hand, they are (or should be) more attuned to privacy and security concerns since they are Silicon Valley oriented company. On the other hand, they seem to aggressively push the limits of technology in ways that aren’t always positive for consumers and the general public.

Although I’m in the minority, my go-to browser is Firefox. One of the chief reasons is privacy. Firefox is usually the leader in introducing privacy features into their browser. The recent introduction of SmartBlock is an example of that. Basically, it short-circuits third-party tracking scripts. This allows pages to use those scripts to work properly without actually passing information. One of the arguments against Firefox is that it is slow (which isn’t really true).