Every click on the Internet means sharing information with websites that we decide to visit mozilla’s.
Social media algorithms such as Facebook and Instagram determine our taste and show us the ads accordingly.
But we often come across reports that unscrupulous companies and websites have stolen data and misused it for profit.
But what if you were not given the opportunity to choose who gets access to your data? On Friday, Mozilla launched “Rally”, a browser-based platform with privacy and transparency on its back.
The company said ‘Rally’ puts users in control of their data and empowers them to donate their browsing information to better Internet crowdfund projects and a better society – that puts people first and respects their privacy.
“We’ve been a leader in privacy issues that help you manage your information by blocking trackers,” Mozilla said. However, in addition to having “data-intensive” means that you have the ability to choose who you want to access your information with.
To restart, Mozilla has launched a Rally research program, developed in collaboration with the research team of Professor Jonathan Mayer at Princeton University.
It is a multidisciplinary effort that allows scientists – computer and the public – and other researchers to launch Web studies and invite people to participate.
Rebecca Weiss, Lead, Rally Project, said cutting people off without decisions about their data is an inequality that harms people, the community and the internet.
“We believe you have to decide who benefits from your data. We are data-positive people and want to change the way the data economy works for individuals and businesses on a daily basis.
We are excited to see how the Rally can help understand other major Internet problems and improvements,” Weiss said in a statement. .
The first study “Political News and COVID-19”, which examines how people engage with news and false information about politics and COVID-19 in all online services.
The Princeton University team that assisted Mozilla in developing a Rally research program is working on this project. The second lesson Mozilla plans to launch soon is called “Beyond the Paywall”.
It is a work, in collaboration with Shoshana Vasserman and Greg Martin of Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
It aims to better understand the use of news, what people value in the news, and the economy that can create a more sustainable environmental system for online market newspapers.
Shoshana Vasserman, Assistant Professor of Economics, said we needed research to find answers to the questions society is facing in the information age.
“But for that study to be credible and reliable, it needs to be transparent, monitored, and treated with respect by everyone involved,” Vasserman said, adding, “it may sound simple but requires a lot of work. Working with Rally, we hope to be part of that change.”
The Rally is currently available for Firefox desktop users in the US, and the company plans to open more Web browsers in other countries in the future.
