Thursday 31 May 2007

Browsing Catch 22

I just tried to install Firefox 2.0.0.4 and because me being me, I read the License Agreement. The interesting part here is section 4:

4. PRIVACY POLICY. You agree to the Mozilla Firefox Privacy Policy, made available online at http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/privacy/, as that policy may be changed from time to time. When Mozilla changes the policy in a material way a notice will be posted on the website at www.mozilla.com and when any change is made in the privacy policy, the updated policy will be posted at the above link. It is your responsibility to ensure that you understand the terms of the privacy policy, so you should periodically check the current version of the policy for changes.
In this they refer you to the web to read their privacy policy before you can accept the terms in the Licence Agreement which lets you install a browser with which you can read the privacy policy.
So I need a browser to be able to install a browser. The interesting thing here is that the setup window that provides the License Agreement provides hot, clickable links that open up your current browser. It feels a bit weird, somehow.

Zaaf

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