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makeasnek@lemmy.ml to Firefox@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months ago

Firefox added ad tracking and has already turned it on without asking you

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Firefox added ad tracking and has already turned it on without asking you

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makeasnek@lemmy.ml to Firefox@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months ago
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Attached: 1 image So this, from Firefox, is fucking toxic: https://mstdn.social/@Lokjo/112772496939724214 You might be aware Chrome— a browser made by an ad company— has been trying to claw back the limitations recently placed on ad networks by the death of third-party cookies, and added new features that gather and report data directly to ad networks. You'd know this because Chrome displayed a popup. If you're a Firefox user, what you probably don't know is Firefox added this feature and *has already turned it on without asking you*
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  • refalo@programming.dev
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    10 months ago

    It’s not on for me…

  • CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    LibreWolf is the answer to your troubles.

  • Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world
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    Is there a way to disable it on mobile? I have not seen anything yet.

    • Vincent@feddit.nl
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      It’s not on mobile yet, it’s only on specific websites, and as I understand it, it doesn’t even do anything unless you click an ad.

      Which is completely different from Chrome’s system, which sends information about you to websites regardless - and they haven’t even fenced off third-party cookies yet!

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    Before you get really upset about this thread, you should read this other one: https://federate.social/@jik/112779924411100427

    I’m not thrilled about this by any means, but what Firefox is doing is not what chrome is doing (which is what the op posted thread is claiming). Conflating them serves no one.

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      Can we please stop linking mastodon threads? Mozilla literally has an explainer article. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/privacy-preserving-attribution

      • Nate Cox@programming.dev
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        People pissed at Firefox might not be as receptive of an article straight from Mozilla. Know your audience.

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          Would you rather get second hand information or would you rather get the technical specifications from the horse’s mouth?

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      It’s pretty painful how quickly wrong information spreads. I’m sure it’s not intentional, but that doesn’t really make it better…

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        Even in this actual thread, under the comment you replied to, someone stills thinks that Mozilla is placing ads.

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    I’m gonna start my own browser, with blackjack, and hookers

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