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sverit@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

Firefox to collect your (anonymized) search data

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Firefox to collect your (anonymized) search data

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See what’s changing in Firefox: Better insights, same privacy | The Mozilla Blog
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Innovation and privacy go hand in hand here at Mozilla. To continue developing features and products that resonate with our users, we’re adopting a new a
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    I’m on the “OK but keep an eye on it” train, here.

    Devs need feedback to know how people are using the product, and opt-out tracking is the best way to do it. In this case, it seems like my personal data is completely unidentifiable.

    I was coding in the IE6 era, so I’d really prefer to not end up in a browser engine monoculture again.

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      I don’t need freaking suggestions from the browser, that’s the job of the search engine of my choice.

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        most search engines don’t keep anonymous search data so that’s what firefox is trying to fix.

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          You’re right, i tend to forget the majority uses Google as the default

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        I want freaking suggestions from the browser though, in a way that respects my privacy

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          Maybe switch to a search engine respecting it.

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            I use Kagi and DuckDuckGo, but some users may still be on Google.

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              So you gain nothing.

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                I like that the option is there, don’t be an elitist.

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