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Re:Firefox Focus privacy scandal by digitalshankar on Thursday October 05, 2017 @04:19AM (#15407441)
Firefox Focus does not and will never leak or send browsing behavior details.

The article is factually incorrect. I am not sure how the researcher came to the conclusion that Focus reports 'server connections' or 'visited websites'. It does not and it never will.

Firefox Focus is an Open Source product. Its code can be found for verification at https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/focus and the Adjust usage is documented at https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/focus/wiki/Install-and-eve...

Re:Firefox Focus privacy scandal by bjpbakker on Thursday October 05, 2017 @04:23AM (#15407465)
Re:Firefox Focus privacy scandal by marindez on Thursday October 05, 2017 @04:20AM (#15407445)
The fact that a Mozilla product sends my data, even if it is only my IP address, to a third party, is a disgrace. I don't really care what the data is.

I understand they need analytics and telemetry. They have the money, they have the power to build all of those in house. They should not be sending my data to a third party, whatever that data might be. That's all. I expected better from Mozilla. Pocket integration was a letdown, this is even worse.

Re:Firefox Focus privacy scandal by hadrien01 on Thursday October 05, 2017 @04:35AM (#15407539)
You can disable data collection in the settings, or directly install Firefox Klar, a special version of Firefox Focus without telemetry made for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Re:Firefox Focus privacy scandal by c8g on Thursday October 05, 2017 @04:47AM (#15407589)
> special version of Firefox Focus without telemetry made for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

only 3 country care about privacy?

Re:Firefox Focus privacy scandal by hadrien01 on Thursday October 05, 2017 @05:07AM (#15407679)
Yes, unfortunately. In these countries, the IP address is considered private information. For Android, the app is available in F-Droid.
Re:Firefox Focus privacy scandal by marindez on Thursday October 05, 2017 @04:44AM (#15407575)
Klar is only available in those stores, but not worldwide.
Re:Firefox Focus privacy scandal by hadrien01 on Thursday October 05, 2017 @05:10AM (#15407690)
Then disable telemetry, it's exactly the same thing.
Re:Firefox Focus privacy scandal by pritambaral on Thursday October 05, 2017 @05:22AM (#15407734)
Klar is available worldwide on F-Droid.
Re:Firefox Focus privacy scandal by marindez on Thursday October 05, 2017 @05:45AM (#15407848)
I don't use Android. I don't understand why did Mozilla add Klar to the stores of those countries only.
Re:Firefox Focus privacy scandal by provost on Thursday October 05, 2017 @06:12AM (#15407952)
As others have said, the option to disable telemetry is in the other stores.

Read the article, it says it too:

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You can turn off the anonymous data collecting of Firefox Focus by tapping on the settings icon, and flipping the switch next to "send anonymous usage data" to off.

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Re:Firefox Focus privacy scandal by jbob2000 on Thursday October 05, 2017 @01:28PM (#15410887)
You should stop using the internet if you're concerned about other people knowing your IP address.