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This... still seems like a lot better than Chrome. No personal data is being collected, just basic telemetry data on browser function for debugging and an IP a
by octokatt 7y ago
This... still seems like a lot better than Chrome. No personal data is being collected, just basic telemetry data on browser function for debugging and an IP address. I'm going to call this Mostly Harmless.
Meanwhile, the article is coming from a company that's selling privacy on a for-profit basis, towards a non-profit focused on attempting the best privacy possible. Most of their products are in the same space as Mozilla.
- almostbasic 7y agoTracking when you load bookmarks, open new tabs, save a password and login, take a screenshot or download media, is not harmless basic telemetry imho.
- JohnFen 7y agoBut at least you can disable it.
- EchoOneVictor 7y agoYeah, but it doesn't record what the bookmark is or its URL, just that you opened a bookmark. Same thing with the new tabs. It doesn't record the login or password or the URL of the page you saved a password for. It doesn't record anything about your screenshots or downloads either, aside from the fact that you did it. They are very openly using the least amount of data possible in order to know how people use the browser so that they know what to focus on to make things better, or what to fix that isn't working. They don't care who you are, all they want to know is how you are using their product so they can keep making it better.