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Firefox is STILL largely funded by Google right? I find it odd that one of Firefox's only features, over Chrome, is privacy, but they're funded by Google who i
by burtonator 6y ago
Firefox is STILL largely funded by Google right?
I find it odd that one of Firefox's only features, over Chrome, is privacy, but they're funded by Google who is the anti-hero right now in the privacy space.
If Firefox's mission is successful they would lose all their funding.
- hendersoon 6y agoMozilla is indirectly funded by Google, yes. They don't have ownership. It's the same way that the NY Times is indirectly funded by Mazda. They pay for ads.
- bioipbiop 6y agoSo that’s why Paul Krugman’s latest article was making the point that Jerome Powell’s handling of monetary policy pales in comparison to the handling found in a Mazda CX-5!
- paulcarroty 6y agoMozilla is funded by Google and also sends user data to Google: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14753546 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14753546 https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1165858896176660480.html https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1165858896176660480.html
- cerberusss 6y agoIt would inform people better if you would be more precise here. According to the links, the "Get Add-ons" view in Firefox uses Google Analytics to collect aggregate visitor statistics. Furthermore they note that they negotiated a special contract with Google to only collect a subset of data.
- paulcarroty 6y agoI don't believe any kind of personal or special contracts/negotiations/etc will deny Google to track analytics.google.com connection logs. So, "private browser" and Google servers aren't compatible by design.
- dragonwriter 6y ago> Mozilla is indirectly funded by Google, yes There's nothing indirect about Google cutting checks directly to Mozilla.