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It's hidden. It's spying. It's software. It's spyware.
by Firmwarrior 3y ago
It's hidden. It's spying. It's software. It's spyware.
- dralley 3y agoIt is neither hidden nor spying. The options are prominent in the settings, and both the source code and the policies around what is collection and explanations of how it is used are public. Moreover there is literally a page ("about:telemetry") where you can see exactly what data is being collected and links to all of the aforementioned resources and more. And the data itself (aggregated) is available for viewing at telemetry.mozilla.org. And they blog about all of this, from how the data is used to how you can see it for yourself to what efforts they make to ensure privacy while doing so. To call it "hidden" is either deliberately ignorant or a lie, I'm not sure which. https://blog.mozilla.org/data/tag/telemetry/ https://blog.mozilla.org/data/tag/telemetry/ https://wiki.mozilla.org/Data_Collection https://wiki.mozilla.org/Data_Collection https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/faq/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/faq/
- taway1237 3y agoAs a reverse engineer who works with malware most of the time (and my current project is related to a spyware family) I'm annoyed by your incorrect and inflammatory use of the word "spyware". Words have meanings for a reason, and using the strongest possible word to describe something you don't like doesn't make your point stronger.