SearchEnterpriseLinux: Author Makes Business Case for Firefox

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"How does Mozilla's approach to security in Firefox differ from Microsoft's in IE?

"John Hedtke: In addition to not being an integral part of Windows, not supporting VBScript and ActiveX, and providing complete control over Web cookies, Firefox doesn't allow Web sites to automatically download spyware or malware. Firefox also provides popup blocking, which curtails a common entry point for spyware..."

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