They said they had alerted leading browser providers such as Google and Apple of the risks, but so far no one had been able to come up with an answer.
"In fact, the Decision is designed to allow, for the first time, competing search and browser providers to compete on the merits with Google for pre-installation on Android devices, leading to greater choice for consumers.
It's clear the regulator's intention with the Android decision was to expand consumer choice by creating opportunities for competition that didn't exist before — including for rival search and browser providers to be able to compete on the merits with Google when it comes to pre-loading their products on Android devices.
"Do Not Track" as a concept has received general support from major internet portals and browser providers such as our own parent firm AOL, Yahoo, Mozilla, Google, and Microsoft — although some of these firms have differing opinions on how new policies should be implemented and what exactly they should entail.
We need to put pressure on browser providers so that these are eventually integrated into our browsers -- but for now, the plug-ins work fine.
If end-users like you and me put pressure on browser providers, a key area of competition will be which software company can simply, gracefully and powerfully integrate "privacy by design" into their next browsers.
Web-browser provider Mozilla recently asked passionate users to design its advertisements.
To address this patient safety and quality of care issue, Partners Healthcare has developed a browser-based, provider-centric, comprehensive results management application to help clinic physicians review and act upon test results in a safe, reliable, and efficient manner.
As with Google's search deal with Mozilla, which was recently extended through 2011, I suspect Google is paying a pretty penny for the right to be the browser's default provider.
