Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic

[sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

There is a Wikipedia article about what I mean. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_re-identification

[parmesan@lemmy.world]

Thanks I'll read up on it

[solventbubbles@lemmy.world]

Son of a bitch I just got back into Firefox.

[fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com]

You can run your own sync server in Docker.

[xanza@lemm.ee]

I’m not sure what you’re trying to say.

The first thing I said;

I feel a little vindicated.

I apologize. I literally don't know how to make it any more clear than that.

[mitm0@lemmy.world]

Try LibreWolf then

[mitm0@lemmy.world]

Like they could also make a FOSS alternative to VS-Code but nah

[unconfirmedsourcesdotgov@lemmy.sdf.org]

Donating has always been an option

[archrecord@lemm.ee]

How are they getting our data?

By setting up small pieces of code that trigger when you use a given feature, and send a network request to Mozilla's servers with either a single flag set to just show a feature was used, in general, or more additional data with context (e.g. how long the text is that users are putting into their new AI sidebar feature)

What is the nature of the data?

This section of their Privacy Notice explains what categories of telemetry data they collect.

Can we do anything in about:config?

None needed. The normal settings menu has you covered. Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Firefox Data Collection and Use > Allow Firefox to send technical and interaction data to Mozilla

[absolutechicagodog@lemm.ee]

They could make it more specific. Instead they just removed it.

[absolutechicagodog@lemm.ee]

What's the next Android browser I'm installing fam?

[unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz]

McKinsey, you forgot that, whatever the fuck it is

[unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz]

dude i worked in a buncha different college libraries around the time of google's initial ascension. Google slayed. it was awesome, in 2000.

now? google is a drippy search engine.

[unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz]

beg borrow or steal android devices until you get one worth your time.

[pebbles@sh.itjust.works]

Man, this is very disappointed news. Thanks though, good to know.

[unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz]

just uninstall firefox

[parmesan@lemmy.world]

I'm not trying to unilaterally defend the decision, it's just not going to make me personally switch browsers. From what I'm hearing a lot of the viable alternatives are forks of Firefox anyway.

[therealkuni@midwest.social]

Oh boy are you lucky, you get to learn about McKinsey.

[ch3dd4r_g0bl1n@sh.itjust.works]

Get in loser, we’re going to librewolf apparently. Fuck me I’ve reached the age of seeing all the things I like die. I don’t even remember a time I didn’t use Firefox. God damn it

[lost_my_mind@lemmy.world]

I mean, he's worth hundreds of millions, on a yacht that he owns with hotties in bikinis hoping to get discovered as their own ticket to fame from the photos being taken of their oiled up sexy bodies.

The sex was implied.