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[screenshot of Firefox settings page:] Privacy & Security Firefox Data Collection and Use We strive to provide you with choices and collect only what we need to provide and improve Firefox for everyone. We always ask permission before receiving personal information. Privacy Notice ℹ️ You’re no longer allowing Mozilla to capture technical and interaction data. All past data will be deleted within 30 days. Learn more [checkbox] Allow Firefox to send technical and interaction data to Mozilla Learn more [checkbox] Allow Firefox to make personalized extension recommendations Learn more [checkbox] Allow Firefox to install and run studies. View Firefox studies [checkbox] Allow Firefox to send backlogged crash reports on your behalf Improve the Firefox Suggest experience [on/off slider] Share search query data with Mozilla to create a richer search experience. Website Advertising Preferences [checkbox] Allow websites to perform privacy-preserving ad measurement This helps sites understand how their ads perform without collecting data about you. Learn more

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[screenshot of Firefox settings page:] Privacy & Security Firefox Data Collection and Use We strive to provide you with choices and collect only what we need to provide and improve Firefox for everyone. We always ask permission before receiving personal information. Privacy Notice ℹ️ You’re no longer allowing Mozilla to capture technical and interaction data. All past data will be deleted within 30 days. Learn more [checkbox] Allow Firefox to send technical and interaction data to Mozilla Learn more [checkbox] Allow Firefox to make personalized extension recommendations Learn more [checkbox] Allow Firefox to install and run studies. View Firefox studies [checkbox] Allow Firefox to send backlogged crash reports on your behalf Improve the Firefox Suggest experience [on/off slider] Share search query data with Mozilla to create a richer search experience. Website Advertising Preferences [checkbox] Allow websites to perform privacy-preserving ad measurement This helps sites understand how their ads perform without collecting data about you. Learn more
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timberwraith (timberwraith@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 26-Sep-2024 00:07:08 JST timberwraith

Oh, this is hilarious.
A month ago, after hearing that Firefox was becoming increasingly skeevy over AI junk in their software, I turned off every data collection option for their organization.
That automatically disabled "Allow websites to perform privacy-preserving ad measurement" which is the setting for turning off Firefox's privacy-preserving attribution feature, which people now suspect is a kind of in-house spyware.
Go me, I guess.
https://noyb.eu/en/firefox-tracks-you-privacy-preserving-feature

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