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Re:Firefox Is the Superior Browser by mentalgear on Saturday December 07, 2024 @06:21AM (#42349046)
Anonymous telemetry is more than justified if it improves system stability. I don't think they do remotely the tracking other browser vendors like Microsoft or Google do.
Re:Firefox Is the Superior Browser by 0x073 on Saturday December 07, 2024 @06:24AM (#42349053)
"Anonymous telemetry is more than justified if it improves system stability." - every autocratic leader
Re:Firefox Is the Superior Browser by BSDobelix on Saturday December 07, 2024 @08:04AM (#42349525)
Also not "Anonymous" (IP for example or a really good fingerprint about hardware and OS and settings) ;)

It's the old "but it's just the Metadata that we keep"

Re:Firefox Is the Superior Browser by jacknews on Saturday December 07, 2024 @08:31AM (#42349717)
Except when the browser won't start, and then loses all your previous session, because your internet is out when you start it and so it can't do whatever 'necessary' telemetry and verification it needs.

Yes, just happened to me. Not happy about losing my session. Even less happy about the dependency and what might be being telemetered or 'verified'.

Re:Firefox Is the Superior Browser by OutOfHere on Monday December 09, 2024 @08:30AM (#42366121)
Telemetry is spyware. As such, it is never justified. The anonymous card is for fools.