this post was submitted on 18 Nov 2023
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I have all Firefox Data Collection and Use options disabled.

Anyone know what all of these services are doing? I assume they're for auto updates, account sync, and maybe pushing Pocket ads and/or sponsored pins?

Likely, I'll block most, but curious if anyone knew.

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[–] glowie@infosec.pub 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I did see a reddit thread briefly talking about this, but wasn't sure how accurate it was. Thanks!

[–] RustyShackleford@literature.cafe 6 points 10 months ago

No problem, I’m not exactly a fan of the cloud myself, but it’s being forced on us. It feels a bit like a fad, but I still store everything on secondary storage.