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thats news to me.... you sure some extension you installed isn't adding them?
by jatone 5y ago
thats news to me.... you sure some extension you installed isn't adding them?
- junon 5y agoNo it's a real thing. https://uk.pcmag.com/browsers/136146/firefox-now-shows-ads-in-address-bar-heres-how-to-turn-them-off https://uk.pcmag.com/browsers/136146/firefox-now-shows-ads-i...
- Maxious 5y ago> Firefox Suggest sends Mozilla search terms and information about engagement with Firefox Suggest, some of which may be shared with partners to provide and improve the suggested content. https://blog.mozilla.org/data/2021/09/15/data-and-firefox-suggest/ https://blog.mozilla.org/data/2021/09/15/data-and-firefox-su... > To deliver smarter contextual suggestions, Firefox will need to send Mozilla new data, specifically, what you type into the search bar, city-level location data to know what’s nearby and relevant, as well as whether you click on a suggestion and which suggestion you click on. https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-news/firefox-suggest/ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-news/fi...
- jjulius 5y agoFor anybody who needs clarification, this is opt-in only at the moment. From the second link: > As always, we believe people should be in control of their web experience, so Firefox Suggest will be a customizable feature. > We’ll begin offering smarter contextual suggestions to a percentage of people in the U.S. as an opt-in experience.
- adduc 5y agoDespite Mozilla's claim that Firefox Suggest is opt-in, many users (myself included) found the setting enabled by default when it initially shipped. I'd recommend checking your settings to see if sponsored suggestions are enabled.