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Mozilla removes telemetry service Adjust from mobile Firefox versions (www.techzine.eu)

submitted 2 months ago by DeadNinja@lemmy.world to c/firefox@lemmy.world

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[–] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 46 points 2 months ago

For anyone confused it appears that their telemetry service was called "Adjust" which is why it's capitalized

[–] bappity@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

removes telemetry

NEURON ACTIVATION

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I installed Firefox on two laptops today, it seemed to be disabled by default.

[–] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It sounds like it was just a thing for the browser on android/mobile

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I remember having to disable it in my existing installation. But I also could be imagining things.

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

In about config telemetry is enabled on Firefox by default. You have to rebuild to disable it. That's why you should be using Librewolf.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I can't install Librewolf as the main browser in my work environment. Firefox is fine for everyone at my work.

[–] Scolding7300@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Out of curiosity, is it because they haven't approved it or do they see some problem with it?

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

They dont even know about it. I just got Firefox approved like a year or two ago. I just have bigger fish to fry than another browser my users didn't ask for.

[–] Hawk@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 2 months ago

Or Arkenfox

[–] kbal@fedia.io 1 points 2 months ago

Down with telemetry. Hell, down with metry as well for that matter. I do not want to be measured, analyzed, scrutinized, quantized, and serialized every time I open the damn web browser. It's time to put a stop to this garbage. Knock it off already, Mozilla, and Microsoft, and Amazon, and Netflix, and the weird guy with binoculars who's probably hiding in the woods looking into my windows right now. I had enough. Leave us alone, already.