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You are spreading FUD. > (URL's? Form data?) > this telemetry does cover usage.. i.e., this seems to include what URL's you're browsing; this could be a secur
by mintplant 9y ago
You are spreading FUD.
> (URL's? Form data?)
> this telemetry does cover usage.. i.e., this seems to include what URL's you're browsing; this could be a security risk for apps like Dropbox and OneDrive.
Back these claims up with something specific and concrete, otherwise they're just wild speculation.
The search bit you're quoting refers to when you, say, search for something using Amazon via the Amazon search provider built into the browser search box, a piece of data is sent along with the request to Amazon to attribute Mozilla as the source. In aggregate this influences how much Amazon pays out to Mozilla for their default presence in Firefox.
I'm happy to try to clarify any concerns about telemetry or other data collection you might have (in an individual capacity, not as a representative of Mozilla), but usually that should come before the flinging of damaging accusations over a public forum.
- jamiesonbecker 9y ago> You are spreading FUD I was pointing out that this is a new opt-in change. The links that were posted prove it. Is that FUD? > specific and concrete In the absence of specific information, should we not assume the worst? > data collection That sounds reasonable for normal users, but any of this data can be used for fingerprinting, data mining, etc. Do you disagree? One suggestion for improvement would be that the specifics of what data is collected and why would be a welcome addition to the Privacy Policy page, or perhaps a more detailed page that the PP links to. This would be something people could paste in public forums to refute incorrect statements... especially if the page was on mozilla.org instead of Medium.
- mintplant 9y agoI believe the information you're asking for is already all there on the privacy policy page, broken down by feature and with links to disable each, even. It also includes a link to the full technical docs on Firefox telemetry: https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/toolkit/components/telemetry/telemetry/index.html https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/toolkit/components/t... The wording of the search partnership disclaimer could be made clearer. Is there anything else that you find confusing or disconcerting?
- jamiesonbecker 9y agoThanks - this is really helpful! I appreciate this link, missed it the first time.