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I've just created a new Firefox profile here, let's record my experience: 1. Oh great, [x] sponsored shortcuts 2. How helpful, Mozilla ticked the following bo
by arepublicadoceu 5y ago
I've just created a new Firefox profile here, let's record my experience:
1. Oh great, [x] sponsored shortcuts
2. How helpful, Mozilla ticked the following boxes for me:
[x] Allow Firefox to send technical and interaction data to Mozilla
[x] Allow Firefox to make personalized extension recommendations
[x] Allow Firefox to install and run studies
3. Wait, what is this pocket icon thing on my interface?
Right click / customize toolbar / drag it out of the way
4. Oh nice, customization menu! It allows me to change the UI density that, honestly, is too big for my 720p screen.
Ouch, there's no way to make things smaller, only increase, I guess.
5. Let's continue to dig deeper into the settings:
[x] Recommend extensions as you browse
[x] Recommend features as you browse
It's an uphill battle against the only player worth(?) supporting.
Let's do the same with Brave:
1. Hide Widgets {FTX,crypto,binance,Brave Rewards}
2. Customize [ ] Show sponsored images
3. [ ] Automatically send daily usage ping to Brave
4. Settings [x] Hide Brave Rewards button
To be fair, Brave doesn't have telemetry enabled by default on my system, but that's about it.
I'm more and more alienated by the web and web browsers. Which is a good thing as it annoys me out of these infinite pool’s portals.