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Re:Studying how Firefox can collect additional data in a pri... by RaleyField on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @04:49PM (#15076254)
Before you send any telemetry get informed consent by presenting the user a dialog enumerating everything that you are sending and I'd be fine with opt-out otherwise this is a dark pattern and you are getting on my shit list.
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Re:Studying how Firefox can collect additional data in a pri... by comex on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @08:10PM (#15077406)
If you present the user a dialog, that is effectively opt-in, which is what already exists.
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