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1. my objection was to it being opt-out. "Turn it off" is not a valid solution to that. I'm wondering if you read my comment fully? And it's not just me. You'r

1. my objection was to it being opt-out. "Turn it off" is not a valid solution to that. I'm wondering if you read my comment fully? And it's not just me. You're saying that Mozilla is expecting all users to opt-out to protect themselves... from Mozilla itself. By Mozilla claims to be protecting those users... 2. you say it's not the antithesis of what they stand for but you've given no reasoning. Why is Mozilla compiling a personal profile of my browsing preferences not the antithesis of what they stand for? What have I said that isn't in line with the technicalities of how Pocket works? Does Pocket not compile a personal profile of my browsing preferences? I'm sorry, I normally try to avoid combative tone on hn, but you've written quite a substantive comment all of which simply states that the points in my comment are incorrect with no reasoning behind those statements. It's not really logically cohesive...

ubercow13 8y ago
Your browser history _is_ a personal profile of your browsing preferences. What's the difference?
- lucideer 8y ago
  Nobody said it wasn't? What's your point? The only thing that's being debated is whether sending a personal profile of your browsing preferences compiled from metadata is ok simply because it's not a personal profile of your browsing preferences consisting of your entire browsing history. You're right that both things are profiles—that's not being argued.
  - ForHackernews 8y ago
    Please provide evidence that they're "sending a personal profile of your browsing preferences compiled from metadata" anywhere. As far as I can tell, the only data that's sent is what Pocket-recommended links were displayed, and if you clicked on them. Is that what you're claiming constitutes a "profile"?
  - TheRealPomax 8y ago
    Except that metadata isn't getting sent to pocket. Firefox gets the full list of pocket recommendations, and it, locally, picks which to show you, based on your browsing history. The entire thing you object so strongly to, namely things getting sent to mozilla _never happens_ and neither mozilla, nor pocket --nor anyone else except people who hack into your computer or your firefox account if you use such a thing-- will ever know what you're in to, if you turn of the general data sharing that you probably already have turned off for firefox because you're privacy-conscious.

ubercow13 8y ago

Your browser history _is_ a personal profile of your browsing preferences. What's the difference?

lucideer 8y ago
Nobody said it wasn't? What's your point? The only thing that's being debated is whether sending a personal profile of your browsing preferences compiled from metadata is ok simply because it's not a personal profile of your browsing preferences consisting of your entire browsing history. You're right that both things are profiles—that's not being argued.
- ForHackernews 8y ago
  Please provide evidence that they're "sending a personal profile of your browsing preferences compiled from metadata" anywhere. As far as I can tell, the only data that's sent is what Pocket-recommended links were displayed, and if you clicked on them. Is that what you're claiming constitutes a "profile"?
- TheRealPomax 8y ago
  Except that metadata isn't getting sent to pocket. Firefox gets the full list of pocket recommendations, and it, locally, picks which to show you, based on your browsing history. The entire thing you object so strongly to, namely things getting sent to mozilla _never happens_ and neither mozilla, nor pocket --nor anyone else except people who hack into your computer or your firefox account if you use such a thing-- will ever know what you're in to, if you turn of the general data sharing that you probably already have turned off for firefox because you're privacy-conscious.