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Re:Mozilla tracking users by (WiFi) SSID name, unless you ad... by rasengan on Saturday April 23, 2022 @11:59AM (#31135444)
Given many people name their WiFi networks after their name or something identifying and have too many devices set to connect to the already-set SSID, this is a horrible practice from Mozilla and definitely does not adhere to it's statements on privacy [1].

Additionally, many networks' WiFi addresses are simply unchangeable for a number of reasons, including lack of admin access.

I think it's great that Mozilla gives some semblance of control of one's privacy, but in the end, there's absolutely no reality where Firefox can claim it's focused on privacy [2].

[1] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/privacy/

[2] I would strongly suggest looking at Firefox's codebase for the telemetry code. It's really easy to find given its prevalence.

Re:Mozilla tracking users by (WiFi) SSID name, unless you ad... by kailanb on Sunday April 24, 2022 @07:42AM (#31143115)
Mozilla are not the only ones doing this [0][1].

[0]: https://www.wigle.net/ [1]: https://support.google.com/maps/answer/1725632?hl=en-GB