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Just started trying out Firefox Preview in response to seeing this post. Firefox has SO many entries in the Google Play store (e.g. regular, Focus, Preview, Ni
by StevePerkins 7y ago
Just started trying out Firefox Preview in response to seeing this post. Firefox has SO many entries in the Google Play store (e.g. regular, Focus, Preview, Nightly, Beta), I didn't really understand what this was.
An immediate concern is that the privacy settings are either dumbed-down, or else altogether missing. I'm noticing a trend in Firefox across the various devices and versions:
* FIREFOX FOR DESKTOP - The "settings" section allows you to block trackers, 3rd-party cookies, and fingerprinting.
* FIREFOX FOR ANDROID - The "settings" section allows you to block trackers and 3rd-party cookies. Fingerprint protection is possible, but hidden. You have to go to "about:config" and know how to enable it manually.
* FIREFOX PREVIEW FOR ANDROID - The "settings" section appears to be built for my Mom. It has a toggle for blocking trackers, and that's it.
Are more granular (or at least visible and understandable) privacy settings coming in future releases, or is this just the UX direction? Why is Mozilla making it so much harder to enable desktop-class protections on mobile devices?
- mncolinlee 7y ago> Are more granular (or at least visible and understandable) privacy settings coming in future releases, or is this just the UX direction? Why is Mozilla making it so much harder to enable desktop-class protections on mobile devices? Yes, that release is imminent. Preview will include all of those settings. You can try them right now by downloading Firefox Preview Nightly.