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This is absolutely useless and not what Mozilla should spend any money on. Who the fuck greenlit this thing? I have an android phone, google account and probab

This is absolutely useless and not what Mozilla should spend any money on. Who the fuck greenlit this thing? I have an android phone, google account and probably 300 other accounts in my password manager, all of which suck up my data. According to this tool I'm living "off-the-grid". What a farce.

redserk 3y ago
Considering their recent vehicle data analysis was focused more on invoking an emotional response with reporting on a skimming of privacy policies instead of providing concrete evidence for data misuse, I don’t trust Mozilla as a reliable and trustworthy source for consumer data advocacy. This seems like they’re giving up trying to make a competitive browser and shifting focus to clickbait. As a full time Firefox user, this continues to be incredibly disappointing.
- mrd3v0 3y ago
  So you want them to wait till certain companies and industries are able to sell and misuse users' data before they report egregious, very possibly illegal blanket mandatory consents for data that shouldn't be collected in the first place to perform any function of the car. Yeah, no. Mozilla deserves A LOT of criticism but this definitely isn't one of them.
  - redserk 3y ago
    Mozilla isn't contributing anything impactful for the cause by reaching for low-effort headlines instead of putting in the work of a proper investigation.
kramerger 3y ago
> I have an android phone, google account and ... Settings -> Google -> Manage your Google account-> Data and Privacy Just disable anything you don't use. You can also have an android phone without registering a Google account.
- extraduder_ire 3y ago
  Without installing some kind of custom rom? The last two phones I bought wouldn't let me proceed through the setup until I had registered a google account. No idea how to disable activation lock without a reset either.
autoexec 3y ago
I have to agree that this entire thing was poorly researched and executed, but I do think that there is value in these types of guides, in particular when it comes to informing people of products and services that are terrible in terms of privacy. Most people are totally unaware of how much data is being collected and how it's being used against them. The consumer outreach part of this was a good idea from mozilla (the quiz on the other hand was a terrible idea) but this really should have been handled with more care.

redserk 3y ago

Considering their recent vehicle data analysis was focused more on invoking an emotional response with reporting on a skimming of privacy policies instead of providing concrete evidence for data misuse, I don’t trust Mozilla as a reliable and trustworthy source for consumer data advocacy. This seems like they’re giving up trying to make a competitive browser and shifting focus to clickbait. As a full time Firefox user, this continues to be incredibly disappointing.

mrd3v0 3y ago
So you want them to wait till certain companies and industries are able to sell and misuse users' data before they report egregious, very possibly illegal blanket mandatory consents for data that shouldn't be collected in the first place to perform any function of the car. Yeah, no. Mozilla deserves A LOT of criticism but this definitely isn't one of them.
- redserk 3y ago
  Mozilla isn't contributing anything impactful for the cause by reaching for low-effort headlines instead of putting in the work of a proper investigation.

kramerger 3y ago

> I have an android phone, google account and ... Settings -> Google -> Manage your Google account-> Data and Privacy Just disable anything you don't use. You can also have an android phone without registering a Google account.

extraduder_ire 3y ago
Without installing some kind of custom rom? The last two phones I bought wouldn't let me proceed through the setup until I had registered a google account. No idea how to disable activation lock without a reset either.

autoexec 3y ago

I have to agree that this entire thing was poorly researched and executed, but I do think that there is value in these types of guides, in particular when it comes to informing people of products and services that are terrible in terms of privacy. Most people are totally unaware of how much data is being collected and how it's being used against them. The consumer outreach part of this was a good idea from mozilla (the quiz on the other hand was a terrible idea) but this really should have been handled with more care.