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Re:Firefox 94 advertises VPN in new private browsing tabs by matheusmoreira on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @02:28AM (#29091633)
> So let me be really clear: STOP PUTTING ADS IN THE GOD DAMNED WEB BROWSER! I DON'T WANT YOUR VPN! I WILL NEVER WANT YOUR VPN!

YES. How can Mozilla be so out of touch? Do they not understand the fact people use their browser because it supports uBlock Origin? We need to repeat this loud and clear until they get it.

Re:Firefox 94 advertises VPN in new private browsing tabs by underatree on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @02:33AM (#29091668)
I use Firefox. I don't use an ad blocker, but I do use Firefox's tracking protection, and first party isolation.

If Mozilla doesn't track with this ad, I'm _okay_ with it.

Re:Firefox 94 advertises VPN in new private browsing tabs by catlikesshrimp on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @02:36AM (#29091681)
ads can be used to track you (profile you), and even as malware vector.
Re:Firefox 94 advertises VPN in new private browsing tabs by matheusmoreira on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @07:37AM (#29093301)
> I don't use an ad blocker

Why not?

Re:Firefox 94 advertises VPN in new private browsing tabs by underatree on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @10:37AM (#29095254)
The cost-benefit isn't there for me.

Benefit: Removing ads isn't much of a benefit for me, since having tracking protection and first party isolation.

Cost: Ads blocker require high privilege permissions that I choose not to grant.

Re:Firefox 94 advertises VPN in new private browsing tabs by matheusmoreira on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @11:40AM (#29096188)
> Removing ads isn't much of a benefit for me

Why not? I'm genuinely curious... The web feels completely different without ad blockers, at least to me.

> Ads blocker require high privilege permissions that I choose not to grant.

That is perfectly understandable. I agree with you. I think these blockers should be built into the browser themselves in order to eliminate this problem. Sadly, conflicts of interest prevent that. Firefox is funded by Google.

Re:Firefox 94 advertises VPN in new private browsing tabs by underatree on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @07:34PM (#29101910)
> Why not? I'm genuinely curious... The web feels completely different without ad blockers, at least to me.

To clarify, I prefer an ad-free browsing experience.

However, I haven't seen an alternative to ads that works for adequately funding content on the /open/ web.

I like that most journalism, YouTube, and social media are free for all.