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Studies are installed and their data sent to Mozilla without my knowledge or consent. Updates are installed with my consent. Pretty big difference.
by yawaramin 8y ago
Studies are installed and their data sent to Mozilla without my knowledge or consent. Updates are installed with my consent. Pretty big difference.
- eh78ssxv2f 8y agoOh, I did not know that. Are you sure that enabling studies also means that user's data is sent to Mozilla without consent? Are you sure about this? I'm asking because there I can imagine that there is a benefit for Mozilla to develop a feature that enables studies without sending data. It could be used to fix a broken feature or a broken logic (as in the case of expired certificates here). So, I'm not convinced that enabling studies always means that your data gets uploaded without the consent. Can you point me to privacy whitepaper / source code to backup that statement?
- yawaramin 8y agoYes, I am 100% sure. See https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Shield/Shield_Studies#What_data_do_Shield_Studies_normally_collect.3F https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Shield/Shield_Studies#What_...