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I think encrypted DNS as a default is a good thing and swapping (with a notification to let you know what they did, why, and an easy button to revert the settin
by iamevn 5y ago
I think encrypted DNS as a default is a good thing and swapping (with a notification to let you know what they did, why, and an easy button to revert the setting) in an update would be great.
> We completed our rollout of DoH by default to all United States Firefox desktop users in 2019
Why did this setting change for me today mid-session? Did someone malicious use this functionality to change my settings outside of the context of an update? I don't want anyone to be able to remotely change my privacy settings. Knowing this feature exists makes me extremely uncomfortable and has broken my trust in my browser.
- autoexec 5y agoYeah, I've been wondering this too... I've disabled a lot of things like experiments/normandy and telemetry so I'm wondering what I'll have to find and disable now.
- jrootabega 5y agoSame here. Anyone here have any good arguments for why Mozilla should implement changes like this outside of a version upgrade? I just got the prompt on a version of Firefox that is not the latest version. At first I just tuned it out; it's very easy to think it's some banner on the page annoying you unless you're actively looking for it. Or maybe a notification or location request. I then thought my Firefox installation had been upgraded without my consent, which alarmed me briefly. And I don't mean just arguments focused on benefits to Mozilla, like it's easier for them, it lets them run experiments, etc. I mean arguments why they should, in the process of doing this, take away my ability to make informed decisions as the owner of my computer. If I choose not to upgrade something, it should not change its behavior in a significant way like this.
- dblohm7 5y agoFirefox has a mechanism for off-cycle updates called system add-ons.