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That doesn't even come close to addressing the point I was trying to make. All of these anti privacy features, default enabled as they are, tells me something

That doesn't even come close to addressing the point I was trying to make. All of these anti privacy features, default enabled as they are, tells me something about Mozilla. Something you might not even want to think about. If you're fine with sending to Mozilla everything you type into the address bar, then you probably don't care that much at all about privacy, which would be a shame, because privacy, online and offline, is nothing more and nothing less than a god damn human right. >> but you can turn it off, doh 99% won't, because they don't know what's the point. Perhaps they're right.

nl 4y ago
This same thread has people complaining how Firefox is funded by Google (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32258663 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32258663). But when they try to develop alternative funding mechanisms like this they also get attacked. > All of these anti privacy features, default enabled as they are, tells me something about Mozilla. Something you might not even want to think about. Their goal isn't anti-privacy, it's that they need alternate revenue sources. I'm fine with that. >>> but you can turn it off, doh Please don't misquote me. My parent post was polite and informative and to mischaracterise it ("doh") is unnecessary.
- kreeben 4y ago
  >> But when they try to develop alternative funding mechanisms like this they also get attacked. That's entirely besides the point. >> Their goal isn't anti-privacy That's sad. >> Please don't misquote me. Did not mean to but yes, I did and I apologize. Because that was rude of me to do so.
closewith 4y ago
Is there a way to fund Firefox development directly (rather than Mozilla at large)?
tpm 4y ago
>> 99% won't Which is why corporations should not really be able to decide for the 99%. I won't blame Mozilla for trying this in the environment where it's possibly their only way to survive. It's really quite telling Firefox Suggest is only available in the USA.
bkberry352 4y ago
> If you're fine with sending to Mozilla everything you type into the address bar... That ability is opt-in only. By default, Mozilla does not see anything typed in the address bar. One has to manually turn on "Improve the Firefox Suggest experience" in about:preferences. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-suggest?as=u&utm_source=inproduct#w_what-setting-is-opt-in https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-suggest?as=u&ut...

nl 4y ago

This same thread has people complaining how Firefox is funded by Google (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32258663 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32258663). But when they try to develop alternative funding mechanisms like this they also get attacked. > All of these anti privacy features, default enabled as they are, tells me something about Mozilla. Something you might not even want to think about. Their goal isn't anti-privacy, it's that they need alternate revenue sources. I'm fine with that. >>> but you can turn it off, doh Please don't misquote me. My parent post was polite and informative and to mischaracterise it ("doh") is unnecessary.

kreeben 4y ago
>> But when they try to develop alternative funding mechanisms like this they also get attacked. That's entirely besides the point. >> Their goal isn't anti-privacy That's sad. >> Please don't misquote me. Did not mean to but yes, I did and I apologize. Because that was rude of me to do so.

closewith 4y ago

Is there a way to fund Firefox development directly (rather than Mozilla at large)?

tpm 4y ago

>> 99% won't Which is why corporations should not really be able to decide for the 99%. I won't blame Mozilla for trying this in the environment where it's possibly their only way to survive. It's really quite telling Firefox Suggest is only available in the USA.

bkberry352 4y ago

> If you're fine with sending to Mozilla everything you type into the address bar... That ability is opt-in only. By default, Mozilla does not see anything typed in the address bar. One has to manually turn on "Improve the Firefox Suggest experience" in about:preferences. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-suggest?as=u&utm_source=inproduct#w_what-setting-is-opt-in https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-suggest?as=u&ut...