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GNUzilla is the GNU version of the Mozilla suite, and GNU IceCat is
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the GNU version of the Firefox browser. Its main advantage is an
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ethical one: it is entirely free software. While the Firefox source
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code from the Mozilla project is free software, they distribute and
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recommend non-free software as plug-ins and addons.
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In addition, GNU IceCat includes some privacy protection features,
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included in a separate addon:
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1. Some sites refer to zero-size images on other hosts to keep track
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of cookies. When IceCat detects this mechanism it blocks cookies
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from the site hosting the zero-length image file. (It is possible
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to re-enable such a site by removing it from the blocked hosts
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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
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detected, IceCat shows a message alerting the user.
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