A little over a year ago, I challenged some of the security claims asserted by that "" with an . Of course, the publication of my report was quickly followed by (please do read it, so you have his viewpoint).

While that rebuttal makes a valiant effort at trying to redirect the conversation away from Firefox and towards Microsoft, it avoids supporting or addressing the security marketing claims that Mozilla has proliferated since they first launched Firefox. While asserting that my analysis of security flaws is a poor measure of security, the rebuttal ignored the fact that it was the Mozilla CEO's public claims that that initiated my investigation.

Here is the thing: Nobody has twisted Mozilla's arm to make security claims and assertions. They get to do that, no objection from me--it is part of business. However, if they choose to make security a marketing theme (and beyond that, target specific products), then I also believe it opens those claims to efforts at fact-checking and open discussion.

Take a look at the , for example, and note what I consider the :

-- The large-font title of "The Safest Web Browser"--a claim that we should look at in depth.