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>telemetry Maybe they're more likely to cater to users who don't turn off the method they use to decide what to cater to.
by gifnamething 5y ago
>telemetry
Maybe they're more likely to cater to users who don't turn off the method they use to decide what to cater to.
- Nextgrid 5y agoThey don’t need in-browser telemetry to see that uBlock Origin is one of the most downloaded add-ons, and it’s yet to be built-in to the browser despite its license allowing it. They also don’t need telemetry to read threads like this one and there’s been plenty of those on HN (and I’m sure elsewhere) and the general consensus is always that Mozilla is letting power users down in favour of trying to copy Chrome. Given these facts, I don’t think telemetry or lack thereof is the problem.
- paulryanrogers 5y agoBuilding in such a powerful ad blocker could negatively impact how sites and services are funded.
- Nextgrid 5y ago"Better security practices could negatively impact how malware authors and cybercrime are funded."
- paulryanrogers 5y agoSo advertisements are malware and cybercrime? If the presence of bad actors poisons the well then I don't see a stronger case for non-Firefox browsers.
- Nextgrid 5y agoAdvertisements are absolutely malware, they’re unwanted software that acts against the user’s wishes by wasting their time and computing resources, and sometimes is a vector for more malware or scams.
- gifnamething 5y agoReading threads is a poor metric. People are bad at reporting their usage and only the most vocal people post on tech fora.
- account42 5y agoPeople are better at reporting their usage than devs are at reading telemetry.