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Re:For advertising: Firefox now collects user data by default by lucianbr on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @09:13AM (#40976254)
I know it feels right to say that. But really, do you think the majority of people who switched from Firefox to Chrome did it because FF did not address their privacy concerns? Seems ridiculous. However bad FF is, Chrome is much worse.

It seems far more likely that the remaining 3% are the few people who care, and therefore, "pulling this shit" did not cause the current market share.

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Re:For advertising: Firefox now collects user data by default by freeone3000 on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @09:21AM (#40976337)
Which means the people who care about privacy are their CORE market. You do not offend your core market. I’m not a business expert but c’mon.

I’m willing to put up with slowness and incompatability when I feel like firefox is on my side. Now? I’m going back to Safari.

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