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>Step 2. Turn off “safe browsing”. >Firefox has a feature called “safe browsing” which reports information about your browsing to Google. I'm no fan of Google'
by jsiepkes 5y ago
>Step 2. Turn off “safe browsing”.
>Firefox has a feature called “safe browsing” which reports information about your browsing to Google.
I'm no fan of Google's practices but that list is just fear mongering. For example Google safe browsing just downloads a blocklist. It doesn't send any browsing data to Google.
- jqpabc123 5y agoTheir block list excludes Google which has trackers embedded in the majority of web sites. There is nothing really "private" about that.
- wmf 5y agoDo you understand that safe browsing is an anti-malware and anti-phishing system that has nothing to do with tracking?
- jqpabc123 5y agoDo you understand that Firefox boasts "privacy by design" but does very little to promote it? If you have no problem with this, you might as well use Chrome.
- SahAssar 5y agoThe question was specifically about a feature that is not about privacy, but about malware and phishing.
- jatone 5y agoso go use chrome if its clearly no different as you say. personally i'll stick with firefox.
- jqpabc123 5y agoIn case you didn't notice, the article is about lots of people doing this.
- wmf 5y agoI agree that Firefox could do a lot more for privacy by default but let's be accurate in our criticisms.