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> It's not worded precisely, but I believe what they have in mind is tracking performed without prior consent by the browser author. That was my interpretation
by tuesdayrain 7y ago
> It's not worded precisely, but I believe what they have in mind is tracking performed without prior consent by the browser author.
That was my interpretation. If I tell someone "I'm not collecting any data on you, so you don't have to worry about being tracked", it would be odd for them to accuse me of lying or being incompetent since obviously the government is tracking them.
- icebraining 7y ago> obviously No, it's not obvious. If you don't have any idea how it works, it's easy to read in that statement that not including telemetry in the browser prevents all tracking, including by sites.
- Liquix 7y agoThis seems more like people having different ideas of what the word 'telemetry' means than a malicious statement meant to mislead users. Telemetry metrics were used before the digital age in diving equipment, rockets, airplanes, factory equipment, etc. Traditionally, they are used exclusively to better understand and improve the performance of the device collecting them (and nothing else). Recent unethical practices of either using true telemetry metrics for advertising purposes or collecting data not used to improve the software under the guise of 'telemetry' have muddied the meaning of the term. I agree that the author could change the phrasing in that blurb to use a different word which has not shifted meanings in the last decade.