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Firefox added ad tracking and has already turned it on without asking you (mastodon.social)

submitted 9 months ago by aa1@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.world

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[–] best_username_ever@sh.itjust.works -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You described ad tracking. Also why is an open source browser wasting time and money to create such a feature that no user needs?

[–] ArbiterXero@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Its impression tracking, not user tracking and its forced anonymous by design. There’s a few gigantic differences.

And they’re doing it to try and find a better way for advertisers to get some information without having to track everything you do (what happens now)

[–] best_username_ever@sh.itjust.works -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

As a user, I don’t need this.

[–] ArbiterXero@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

As a user, if this replaces active tracking of your browsing, is that better for you?

Do you need your privacy from web tracking?

Or do you currently love having Google track everything you do?

[–] best_username_ever@sh.itjust.works -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

How is tracking better than blocking tracking? What kind of world are you living in?

[–] ArbiterXero@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

The world where I read the release notes.

Ask yourself the same question?

How is tracking better than a counter?

Currently they’re tracking everything you do. Mozilla thinks they should only get a counter.

Which of those is better?