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Studies are not ad tracking. It's worse and more like a backdoor for A/B testing of browser features. A few years back an update broke the Metamask extension an
by worksonmine 2y ago
Studies are not ad tracking. It's worse and more like a backdoor for A/B testing of browser features. A few years back an update broke the Metamask extension and it was fixed by pushing via studies. At that point users weren't very aware the feature even existed and it caused some backlash since users realized there was a backdoor to push code into their browsers.
The backlash resulted in studies being opt-in, and I thought it still was but I don't know, I use "policies.json" to setup my browsers.
- bongobingo1 2y agoAm I being a total chud? These don't really seem egregious? I already accept (and expect) that Firefox receives background updates in the background. https://i.imgur.com/S7d4ZXg.png https://i.imgur.com/S7d4ZXg.png https://i.imgur.com/n2euIrQ.png https://i.imgur.com/n2euIrQ.png https://i.imgur.com/BUjukOy.png https://i.imgur.com/BUjukOy.png
- worksonmine 2y agoI don't mind the feature as opt-in, just like telemetry it can be useful. But depending on the threat model it can be a big problem. I still use Firefox as my main browser.