Re:For advertising: Firefox now collects user data by default
by perihelions on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @07:30AM
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- "The new tab page of Firefox after an update often advertises features of the release Mozilla sees important (their VPN offering, Firefox on mobile, etc.)"
Once they did a full-screen modal advertisement for a commercial Disney product! Talk about "user-hostile distractions". It's not about the user. They'll happily spam the user with "user-hostile distractions" when Mozilla execs are profiting from it—and, conversely, they hide things (adtech opt-outs) when informed user consent could diminish future revenue streams.
Once they did a full-screen modal advertisement for a commercial Disney product! Talk about "user-hostile distractions". It's not about the user. They'll happily spam the user with "user-hostile distractions" when Mozilla execs are profiting from it—and, conversely, they hide things (adtech opt-outs) when informed user consent could diminish future revenue streams.