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Re:For advertising: Firefox now collects user data by default by wkat4242 on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @03:33AM (#40974337)
Yeah on desktop. On mobile it's a lot harder. It's still turned on and you have to use a workaround to enable about: config because they don't bother to make this option visible in settings.
Re:For advertising: Firefox now collects user data by default by chrismorgan on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @03:44AM (#40974383)
> and you have to use a workaround to enable about: config

I know of no workaround short of installing from the Beta or Nightly channel.

Re:For advertising: Firefox now collects user data by default by squarefoot on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @03:58AM (#40974445)
On mobile you probably want to try Fennec and/or Mull, both Firefox forks, compatible with FF addons and available on F-Droid.
Re:For advertising: Firefox now collects user data by default by parlortricks on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @04:53AM (#40974694)
As of June Fennec is now under Mozilla?
Re:For advertising: Firefox now collects user data by default by zaik on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @03:49AM (#40974407)
I can access the about:config page on mobile, but I can't seem to find a relevant option. Maybe it's already disabled for the Fennec app from F-Droid?
Re:For advertising: Firefox now collects user data by default by amne on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @03:47AM (#40974394)
chrome://geckoview/content/config.xhtml

source: https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/firefox-for-android-abo...

Re:For advertising: Firefox now collects user data by default by wkat4242 on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @03:59AM (#40974453)
Yeah apparently you can use that to set: general.aboutConfig.enable to true

And then you can go to the normal about:config and set dom.private-attribution.submission.enabled to false

Only then is PPA actually off (apparently, I did not manage to test this yet but someone did confirm the default setting is true). Not cool. Especially because Mozilla provides instructions for the desktop version on their site but doesn't even mention the mobile version at all.

Re:For advertising: Firefox now collects user data by default by perryizgr8 on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @04:29AM (#40974591)
Do we know why they blocked about:config on mobile? It doesn't make any sense at all...
Re:For advertising: Firefox now collects user data by default by Bilal_io on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @07:26AM (#40975527)
It worked for me, no issues. I am on version 128.0 (Build #2016030615)
Re:For advertising: Firefox now collects user data by default by bravetraveler on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @07:42AM (#40975613)
I had to go through some Gecko thing first like others mentioned, quite odd. Supposedly the setting to adjust is in there too, but I have no idea what applies here
Re:For advertising: Firefox now collects user data by default by perryizgr8 on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @01:26PM (#40978461)
Doesn't work for me

128.0 (Build #2016030615)

Wonder why this is even an issue.

Re:For advertising: Firefox now collects user data by default by htiawe on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @06:18AM (#40975107)
I recently started using Firefox again, because of all the madness around Chrome and the change of how add-ons (mainly uBlock and similar) would work.

And it felt kinda good, i actually thought that Firefox was different and a part of "the good guys", now it doesn't feel that way anymore. Sigh.

Re:For advertising: Firefox now collects user data by default by staunton on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @07:55AM (#40975684)
I don't know of any "good guys" whatsoever that ever managed to build and maintain a browser. Anyone?

Maybe one day we'll have a usable FOSS browser but I doubt it (the companies will fight tooth and nail against it including legal means, buying out companies, blocking content for them, etc.).

Re:For advertising: Firefox now collects user data by default by wkat4242 on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @09:59AM (#40976694)
I think the guys that built WebKit originally (Konqueror) are kinda good guys. I still sponsor KDE with a monthly donation <3 But the browser wasn't really kept up, I don't think they had the money for it. It lives on in Safari though.
Re:For advertising: Firefox now collects user data by default by aagha on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @08:19PM (#40981495)