• heavydust@sh.itjust.works
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    8 hours ago

    Call me when they remove it.

    Mozilla [is] asking for user data in order to operate Firefox

    I’m confused. Isn’t Firefox an autonomous application? Like it could be “programmed” to do stuff without asking Mozilla every time? Why am I not operating Firefox, why is it Mozilla?

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      7 hours ago

      Yeah, that is what I feel is way too dishonest.

      Be upfront about it.

      "To offset some operating expenses, Mozilla will be collecting user data from Firefox users, this includes the following:

      • User input
      • User interactions
      • User up and downloads

      This data will be used to train AI computer models.

      To disable this feature, go into settings, click the User Data tab, under the Privacy title, untick

      Send user data to Mozilla."

      Bam, transparency.

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          Some people don’t care about that stuff, and it’s their right to be as private (or not) as they choose. They can’t make informed decisions, however, if companies don’t tell them what they’re doing with user data.