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It gives Mozilla the opportunity to connect my IP address with my browser with my Mozilla account. Mozilla needs to bow down to the US govt and supply them with
by kreeben 5y ago
It gives Mozilla the opportunity to connect my IP address with my browser with my Mozilla account. Mozilla needs to bow down to the US govt and supply them with this information should they have stored it, if the govt feels they need it.
- kaba0 5y agoYou log into your mozilla account from your browser through the goddamn internet. They literally have to have your IP address for that and that adds absolutely zero information than necessary. It is just “people want to be outraged over nothing” yet again.
- 34679 5y agoI've used Firefox for years and have never created a Mozilla account.
- kaba0 5y agoThen they can’t link your nonexistent account together with your IP?
- GekkePrutser 5y agoYou don't have to log in there, and when you do at least you know you're doing it and are aware of the tracking consequences. It's very different from sneaking this in under the radar.
- garbagetime 5y agoWhat's a Mozilla account?
- sciurus 5y agohttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-accounts-managing-account-data https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-accounts-managi...
- josefx 5y agoCould this be considered a GDPR violation? If other posters are correct there is no way to opt out until after the installation and just running the installer already reports back to Mozilla.
- chinathrow 5y agoWhy do you have a Mozilla account?