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diff --git a/network/icecat/README b/network/icecat/README index 8705cf51cfda6..52b82138271a8 100644 --- a/network/icecat/README +++ b/network/icecat/README @@ -1,10 +1,20 @@ -GNU IceCat is the GNU version of the Firefox browser. +GNU IceCat is the GNU version of the Firefox browser. -Its main advantage is an ethical one: it is entirely free software. -While the principal source code from the Mozilla project is free software, -the distribution contains various problematic files, the EULA they require -for use of their binaries is troublesome, and they distribute and recommend -non-free software as plug-ins. +Its main advantage is an ethical one: it is entirely free software. +While the principal source code from the Mozilla project is free +software, the distribution contains various problematic files, the +EULA they require for use of their binaries is troublesome, and they +distribute and recommend non-free software as plug-ins. -In addition, GNU IceCat includes some privacy protection features included -in a separate addon: +In addition, GNU IceCat includes some privacy protection features +included in a separate addon: + +1. Some sites refer to zero-size images on other hosts to keep track + of cookies. When IceCat detects this mechanism it blocks cookies + from the site hosting the zero-length image file. (It is possible + to re-enable such a site by removing it from the blocked hosts + list.) + +2. Other sites rewrite the host name in links redirecting the user to + another site, mainly to "spy" on clicks. When this behavior is + detected, IceCat shows a message alerting the user. |