Mozilla has launched a new privacy-focused data sharing platform that provides users with more control over their data and enables them to contribute to a better Internet.
Mozilla recently collaborated with researchers from Princeton University to establish a data sharing platform called Rally . This new platform focuses on privacy and transparency, but also allows users to choose who they want to share their browsing data with. Sharing data with research institutions helps to establish new resources, tools, and even policies to build a better Internet and a better society.
The researchers behind each project will have higher-quality data, have a clearer understanding of data sources, and will follow relevant data privacy regulations.
Mozilla sees Rally as the "first-in-class" platform to solve the thorny problem of data control. According to Mozilla's own research survey, many users are frustrated by the lack of choice when it comes to handling their data. In addition to using anti-tracking tools to block all data collection, or simply allowing online services to use all data, users have few other options.
Mozilla said : "Through Rally, we have built an innovative, user-oriented data sharing platform that puts power back in the hands of users. By leveraging the scale of web browsers-software used by billions of people around the world , Rally may help solve social problems that we could not solve before."
At present, Rally is only for Firefox desktop users who are 19 years old and above in the United States. In the future, Rally will gradually be promoted to more markets.
Eligible users can install the Mozilla Rally plug-in on the Firefox browser. Researchers will provide detailed explanations on what is the focus of each study, how your data will be used, and the ultimate destination of the data. Users have complete control and can call out their information when they want.
Mozilla also launched a new toolkit called WebScience based on Rally to help researchers establish browser-based standardized research on Rally.
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