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Gnuzilla is the GNU version of the Mozilla suite, and GNU IceCat is the GNU
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version of the Firefox browser. Its main advantage is an ethical one: it is
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entirely free software. While the source code from the Mozilla project is free
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software, the binaries that they release include additional non-free software.
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Also, they distribute and recommend non-free software as plug-ins.
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In addition, GNU IceCat includes some privacy protection features:
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1. Some sites refer to zero-size images on other hosts to keep track of
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cookies. When IceCat detects this mechanism it blocks cookies from the
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site hosting the zero-length image file. (It is possible to re-enable
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such a site by removing it from the blocked hosts list.)
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2. Other sites rewrite the host name in links redirecting the user to
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another site, mainly to "spy" on clicks. When this behavior is detected,
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IceCat shows a message alerting the user.
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