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Mozilla hasn't a leg to stand on. And it can eat it regarding Pocket and new 'enabled' ad related settings, when last I changed anything, was to disable them al

Mozilla hasn't a leg to stand on. And it can eat it regarding Pocket and new 'enabled' ad related settings, when last I changed anything, was to disable them all. Sneaky, annoying, every company does it. It makes me hate my computer. I look at the software trying to trick me and I resent it. I resent computing when these companies think they know better than what I want.

kvark 3y ago
I worked at Mozilla for 5 years. It’s a wonderful company with kind and motivated people. But your concerns are totally valid, unfortunately…
dangus 3y ago
I truly can’t figure out the rationale behind the idea that Mozilla is doing the same bad stuff as Microsoft and Google. Pocket and the other related stuff I don’t want is so easy to disable. And unlike Google, Firefox ships with reasonable web privacy defaults and doesn’t stoop to nerfing content blockers. I swear, people expect Mozilla to be perfect to the point of wishing them out of business when they’re basically our last hope for a non-commercial web browser and engine. Nothing they are doing is anywhere near the same realm of sneaky or annoying in comparison.
pornel 3y ago
Pocket has been a built-in Mozilla-owned Firefox feature for 7 years now. You're resenting a one optional button.
1vuio0pswjnm7 3y ago
There is more to computing than these companies. After I switched to NetBSD then I was able to avoid those companies. It's a UNIX-like OS that comes with everything disabled. It's up to the user to decide what to enable/install. Before I ditched Windows/Mac operating systems permanently many years ago I resented computing, too. This was before "smartphones".
- 1vuio0pswjnm7 3y ago
  After I first used a VAX and experienced UNIX, I did not want to use PCs with Microsoft/Apple operating systems again. I wanted UNIX on the PC. It took a while but eventually I got it. No more Microsoft/Apple BS. I am a family member, friend, coworker, neighbour and member of the general public. I may use a UNIX-like OS that I can compile myself instead of one controlled by Microsoft/Apple OS.
- adontz 3y ago
  I believe we should care about privacy and education of general public, instead of building silos for geeks. One may use NetBSD, but their family members, friends, coworkers, neighbors may not.
  - wkat4242 3y ago
    The general public don't give a shit about privacy. They're very happy to give up all their data to multi billion companies. FOSS can't hope to compete with that kind of money.
Log_out_ 3y ago
It has stalled, Mann, if only somebody had warned us.
- croes 3y ago
  I see what you did there

kvark 3y ago

I worked at Mozilla for 5 years. It’s a wonderful company with kind and motivated people. But your concerns are totally valid, unfortunately…

dangus 3y ago

I truly can’t figure out the rationale behind the idea that Mozilla is doing the same bad stuff as Microsoft and Google. Pocket and the other related stuff I don’t want is so easy to disable. And unlike Google, Firefox ships with reasonable web privacy defaults and doesn’t stoop to nerfing content blockers. I swear, people expect Mozilla to be perfect to the point of wishing them out of business when they’re basically our last hope for a non-commercial web browser and engine. Nothing they are doing is anywhere near the same realm of sneaky or annoying in comparison.

pornel 3y ago

Pocket has been a built-in Mozilla-owned Firefox feature for 7 years now. You're resenting a one optional button.

1vuio0pswjnm7 3y ago

There is more to computing than these companies. After I switched to NetBSD then I was able to avoid those companies. It's a UNIX-like OS that comes with everything disabled. It's up to the user to decide what to enable/install. Before I ditched Windows/Mac operating systems permanently many years ago I resented computing, too. This was before "smartphones".

1vuio0pswjnm7 3y ago
After I first used a VAX and experienced UNIX, I did not want to use PCs with Microsoft/Apple operating systems again. I wanted UNIX on the PC. It took a while but eventually I got it. No more Microsoft/Apple BS. I am a family member, friend, coworker, neighbour and member of the general public. I may use a UNIX-like OS that I can compile myself instead of one controlled by Microsoft/Apple OS.
adontz 3y ago
I believe we should care about privacy and education of general public, instead of building silos for geeks. One may use NetBSD, but their family members, friends, coworkers, neighbors may not.
- wkat4242 3y ago
  The general public don't give a shit about privacy. They're very happy to give up all their data to multi billion companies. FOSS can't hope to compete with that kind of money.

Log_out_ 3y ago

It has stalled, Mann, if only somebody had warned us.

croes 3y ago
I see what you did there