Mozilla looks back at 2012, finds many of us choosing Do Not Track

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It's been a time of reflection for [search](http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/12/facebook-builds-your-own-2012-year-in-review/) [engine](http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/12/google-zeitgeist-2012-whitney-one-direction/) teams, so why not for web browsers? Mozilla has taken its own trip back through 2012 and found that a surprising number of us have embraced [Do Not Track](http://www.engadget.com/tag/DoNotTrack/). About 8 percent of desktop users, and 19 percent of Android users, have adopted the feature as of the end of year -- that's a clear sign of interest in keeping web habits private, Mozilla claims. While we don't have similar statistics for other browsers to add context, the company still sees a lot of sunshine with the rapid development of [Firefox OS](http://www.engadget.com/tag/FirefoxOS/) and recent additions like its [Social API](http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/03/facebook-messenger-for-firefox-arrives-in-finished-form/). If Mozilla's introspection proves intriguing, many more details await at the source.

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**Source:** [Mozilla](https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2012/12/14/mozilla-in-2012/)

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