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Here is more information (linked from the article) about how the sponsored stories are personalized while respecting user privacy. The client will download an u
by cpeterso 9y ago
Here is more information (linked from the article) about how the sponsored stories are personalized while respecting user privacy. The client will download an unpersonalized list of sponsored stories and then filter the list on the client-side by comparing it to the user's browsing history. So the user sees relevant sponsored stories without Mozilla or publisher servers seeing personally identifiable information.
https://help.getpocket.com/article/1142-firefox-new-tab-recommendations https://help.getpocket.com/article/1142-firefox-new-tab-reco...
- NiceGuy_Ty 9y agoHuh. That's incredibly simple and seems pretty effective. Of course, the sponsored sites could try to track user preferences themselves by fingerprinting Firefox visitors across distinct sites, but at least Firefox does have some anti-tracking features enabled by default.