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   tante (tante@tldr.nettime.org)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Sep-2024 17:31:48 JST tante

   This is Mozilla speaking very loudly. And given that we hear them, what can we do?
   https://mamot.fr/@ploum/113157578720371648

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     Thomas Kräftner (kraftner@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Sep-2024 17:51:32 JST Thomas Kräftner

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     @tante I was constantly wondering about those weird moves all the time as well. But I've recently come to a conclusion that is sad but adequately explains their behavior:
     As long as everyone needs a browser and all existing alternatives are even worse those who care about privacy will stick with it no matter what. So they focus on (re-)gaining all the other users who do not care about privacy. And as crazy as I personally think that is, AI might actually be able to help with that.

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     Thomas Kräftner (kraftner@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Sep-2024 17:51:32 JST Thomas Kräftner

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     @tante So, I guess the only way they'll ever change their path is if some other browser shows up and actually threatens them at being the most privacy friendly option.

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     tante (tante@tldr.nettime.org)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Sep-2024 17:51:32 JST tante

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     • Thomas Kräftner

     @kraftner personally I don't think that "privacy" is _the_ selling point some people here make it out to be. For a few people, sure. But not to the degree that mainstream people actually change their behavior.

     To me Firefox's USP should have been: "We are a great browser for you that gets rid of the things that make browsing worse. Like Ads."

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     tante (tante@tldr.nettime.org)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Sep-2024 18:36:02 JST tante

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     • El Duvelle

     @elduvelle nothing ready for prime time available afaik. Some forks but I don't see them as being sustainable.

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     El Duvelle (elduvelle@neuromatch.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Sep-2024 18:36:03 JST El Duvelle

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     @tante what's an alternative privacy-oriented browser?