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And if you had actually read the FakeSpot TOS:
You are right. I think they should make it more clear.
In the FakeSpot privacy notice, Google Analytics, Social Media Platforms, Contact Info, and Identifiers are not collected by Firefox, among others. So it's fair to say the data collected is not linked to the user.
The
browser.shopping.experience2023.ads.enabled
flag is intriguing. So I took a look. It turns out that the recommendation is only based on the current page you request the review analysis.In general, I believe that it is primarily ambiguous legal documents rather than a genuine invasion of privacy.