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Google replaced "don't be evil" with "do the right thing", which is entirely fair to hold them to. Firefox install fingerprinting: https://www.ghacks.net/2022/

• cassianoleal 4y ago
  > Google replaced "don't be evil" with "do the right thing", which is entirely fair to hold them to. That's fair, but "the right thing" for whom? If it's for their shareholders, which apparently by law is in fact not only the right thing but a requirement, then it's hard to argue they're not good on their word. > Firefox install fingerprinting: https://www.ghacks.net/2022/03/17/each-firefox-download-has- https://www.ghacks.net/2022/03/17/each-firefox-download-has-... I commented on the sibling. This is only true if you download it directly from their website. Firefox is acquired from many other sources - package managers, FTP sites, other free software distributors... > Persistent web socket connections Thanks, this does seem less than ideal. There seems to be zero evidence of any breach of anonimity via this mechanism though. Just to be clear, I agree that it shouldn't be this way. > In both cases this "telemetry" is something that the user did not ask for or authorize, nor is it disclosed prominently. No argument here. I both agree with your assessment and that this is a bad thing.