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Re:Firefox 128 enables "privacy-preserving" ad measurements ... by madeofpalk on Monday July 15, 2024 @07:53AM (#40967003)
> The scare quotes here are uncalled for: it is privacy-preserving

It is net negative though.

It is more privacy-preserving to just not implement this in the first place.

It is baffling why Firefox ships with this on by default. Even Chrome prompted users with a (misleading) dialog box to turn it on or off.

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Re:Firefox 128 enables "privacy-preserving" ad measurements ... by jampekka on Monday July 15, 2024 @08:29AM (#40967239)
> It is baffling why Firefox ships with this on by default.

Not really. The reason is that Mozilla wants to make money by selling your data/preferences. Probably so that the incompetent CEO can get even more obscene "compensation". They just bought a spyware adtech company.

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Re:Firefox 128 enables "privacy-preserving" ad measurements ... by madeofpalk on Monday July 15, 2024 @08:46AM (#40967374)
Do they get money from selling this?
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