'Test Pilot' program would monitor 1% of users; data would be shared with outside researchers
Mozilla Labs, the research arm of Mozilla Corp., wants 1% of Firefox users to allow it to watch how they use the browser -- and the Web in general.
"We need to know how people are using our products and using the Web," said Aza Raskin, the head of user experience at Mozilla Labs. "That's where Test Pilot comes up. It will give us a view into what people are actually using, while protecting their privacy."
Still in the planning stages -- a complete road map has not yet been proposed, -- Test Pilot will use a Firefox add-on to collect browsing and usage data, and provide tools to answer feedback questions. At the outset, users submit only a limited amount of demographic information, such as their technical level and geographic location, and as experiments and tests are offered, they can choose which ones to participate in.
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Mozilla Labs, the research arm of Mozilla Corp., wants 1% of Firefox users to allow it to watch how they use the browser -- and the Web in general.
"We need to know how people are using our products and using the Web," said Aza Raskin, the head of user experience at Mozilla Labs. "That's where Test Pilot comes up. It will give us a view into what people are actually using, while protecting their privacy."
Still in the planning stages -- a complete road map has not yet been proposed, -- Test Pilot will use a Firefox add-on to collect browsing and usage data, and provide tools to answer feedback questions. At the outset, users submit only a limited amount of demographic information, such as their technical level and geographic location, and as experiments and tests are offered, they can choose which ones to participate in.
More: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9126682&source=NLT_PM
