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The smallness of the study makes it less private by its very nature. > Having [PPA] on by default both demands stronger privacy protections... but it also enab
by mossTechnician 2y ago
The smallness of the study makes it less private by its very nature.
> Having [PPA] on by default both demands stronger privacy protections... but it also enables those stronger protections, because there are more people participating. In effect, people are hiding in a larger crowd.[0]
There was also the fact that Mozilla later claimed no data was ever collected[1], which is a strange thing to say after claiming they were only collecting minimal data. Maybe everybody opted out?
[0] https://github.com/mozilla/explainers/tree/main/ppa-experiment https://github.com/mozilla/explainers/tree/main/ppa-experime...
[1] https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/09/27/002223/mozilla-hit-with-privacy-complaint-in-eu-over-firefox-tracking-tech https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/09/27/002223/mozilla-hit-...