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I’ve been using a non-google search for around 5 years and FF since Quantum (which also seems to have been 5 years ago), I have never had it happen.

• slowmovintarget 4y ago
  From time to time, Firefox Developer will prompt you to "get a fresh experience" by resetting all the settings to their defaults. It still requires the user to say "Golly, sure!" and click the button, but it resets everything. If you're paying just the slightest bit of attention, you don't click that button.
  • soulofmischief 4y ago
    I'm cognizant enough to know that is not what is taking place for me. I've used Firefox much, much longer than 5 years and it happens much less frequently now. I use Firefox across over half a dozen machines concurrently all day and if it's going to happen to anyone, it's me. It's honest-to-god bitflips/malconfigurations after updates or whatever. I want to believe it's not some secret deal with Google.
    • soulofmischief 4y ago
      What do you know, today my default search flipped to YouTube Video Search. This is how you know it's just incompetence and not maliciousness.
  • Semaphor 4y ago
    But only if you stopped using it. I’ve only ever seen that when visiting my parents, as my FF there only gets used once or twice a year.