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The troubling part in the post is that telemetry (about AI features) begins before the user can rush to disable either of them. It's a response to the Mozilla
by mossTechnician 1mo ago
The troubling part in the post is that telemetry (about AI features) begins before the user can rush to disable either of them.
It's a response to the Mozilla CEO saying[0] "Trust is earned. Consent is asked. AI skipped both," which promised to ameliorate this issue, and apparently did not.
[0]: https://aed.me/articles/turn-it-off/ https://aed.me/articles/turn-it-off/
- userbinator 1mo agobefore the user can rush to disable either of them You download, disconnect from the network, and then edit the settings file before even starting the app for the first time.
- Walf 1mo agoThat's not ever how it should be done, and the average person certainly won't work around that. However, I'm fine with telling Mozilla once per install that I'm not interested in using the generative AI, or summaries, etc. On-device translation is quite useful.
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- jasonvorhe 29d agoIf the CEO of the company behind my browser of choice gave me an AI slopped response after criticism of integrating AI into the browser I'd never touch that product again unless he got fired.