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Firefox Got Faster for Real Users in 2023 (hacks.mozilla.org)

submitted 1 year ago by pnutzh4x0r@lemmy.ndlug.org to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

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In order to measure the user experience, Firefox collects a wide range of anonymized timing metrics related to page load, responsiveness, startup and other aspects of browser performance. Collecting data while holding ourselves to the highest standards of privacy can be challenging. For example, because we rely on aggregated metrics, we lack the ability to pinpoint data from any particular website. But perhaps even more challenging is analyzing the data once collected and drawing actionable conclusions. In the future we’ll talk more about these challenges and how we’re addressing them, but in this post we’d like to share how some of the metrics that are fundamental to how our users experience the browser have improved throughout the year.

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[–] Fisch@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Firefox also needs to connect to their servers for stuff like Extension updates. It's not necessarily to send them your data.

[–] OpenStars@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

That's a good point but I thought it was different servers, like one had "telemetry" directly in the name? Unfortunately I really don't recall bc it's been too long and I didn't have time to finish delving in the first place, nor since. I don't want to spread misinformation so let me know if you think I might be doing that. Mostly I'm saying that if Blockada chose to mark their checks home as "bad", enough to block them upon a default installation of that app, then they surely had some reason to do so, even if ultimately it turns out to be harmless.

On a scale of 1 to 10 for severity, this might be just like a 1, but that's still not 0, and some people just prefer to stay away from an app that has demonstrably chosen to ignore user consent. Even if they clearly state that they felt they had good reasons for doing so.