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0 pointsfwdpropaganda8y ago0 comments

Ok, Google, Apple, whatever. When I see the Firefox brand I'm hoping for a product that focuses on privacy. Not an Apple product with a Firefox sticker on top. Apparently this is just my misconception.

EDIT: I say "google, apple, whatever", but I should clarify. There's this talking point on HN that Apple is so good for user's privacy. It's not, hence "google, apple, whatever".

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adrianN8y ago

I might be mistaken, but I don't think the rendering engine is the part with which you need to be concerned if you worry about privacy. So Mozilla could very well make a Webkit based browser that cares about your privacy just as much as the vanilla Firefox.

aceoflala8y ago

Right now, after the Cliqz and remotely installed addon controversies, and the fact that Firefox Focus sends analytics data to a third party (Adjust Inc.), I'd say Apple is more privacy focused than Mozilla.

fwdpropagandaOP8y ago

> Right now, after the Cliqz and remotely installed addon controversies, and the fact that Firefox Focus sends analytics data to a third party, I'd say Apple is more privacy focused than Mozilla.

Could you clarify what is the third party that Mozilla is sending analytics to?

kuschku8y ago

Firefox Focus (but not Firefox Klar) sends usage data to Google Analytics.

Mozilla has a promise from Google that Google will not use this data for their own analysis. If you do not trust Google to honor this agreement, Mozilla employees said on a GitHub issue about this, you should stop using Mozilla products.

yeukhon8y ago

I am sure the mobile devs will jump in and give an authoritative answer, but you can refuse to send usage data to Mozilla by toggle off in Focus’s settings.

aceoflala8y ago

The usage data is not sent to Mozilla but to a marketing company called "Adjust Inc.": https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/focus-ios/wiki/Install-Tra...

Firefox sending my data to a marketing company should not be on by default... Heck, it should not even be an option.

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0 pointsfwdpropaganda8y ago0 comments

EDIT: I say "google, apple, whatever", but I should clarify. There's this talking point on HN that Apple is so good for user's privacy. It's not, hence "google, apple, whatever".

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adrianN8y ago

aceoflala8y ago

fwdpropagandaOP8y ago

> Right now, after the Cliqz and remotely installed addon controversies, and the fact that Firefox Focus sends analytics data to a third party, I'd say Apple is more privacy focused than Mozilla.

Could you clarify what is the third party that Mozilla is sending analytics to?

kuschku8y ago

Firefox Focus (but not Firefox Klar) sends usage data to Google Analytics.

yeukhon8y ago

I am sure the mobile devs will jump in and give an authoritative answer, but you can refuse to send usage data to Mozilla by toggle off in Focus’s settings.

aceoflala8y ago

The usage data is not sent to Mozilla but to a marketing company called "Adjust Inc.": https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/focus-ios/wiki/Install-Tra...

Firefox sending my data to a marketing company should not be on by default... Heck, it should not even be an option.

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