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  • irreticent@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    bundling tons of spyware

    I couldn’t find any info about this with a quick search. Do you have any links to where I can read more about this?

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      1 month ago

      I have this in user.js:

      // settings user-test-programm
      user_pref("app.shield.optoutstudies.enabled", false);
      
      // dont use me as guinea pig
      user_pref("app.normandy.enabled", false);
      user_pref("app.normandy.optoutstudies.enabled", false);
      user_pref("messaging-system.rsexperimentloader.enabled", false);
      
      // side-loading of telemetry-extension
      user_pref("extensions.systemAddon.update.enabled", false);
      
      // disable Mozillas new tracking aggragation thingy
      user_pref("dom.private-attribution.submission.enabled", false,);
      
      // almost only for tracking useful
      user_pref("beacon.enabled", false); // so webpage can send (tracking) data before you close tab
      user_pref("browser.send_pings", false); // hyperlink auditing (click-tracking)
      

      Note: the last two are more nuanced.

      Argument for beacon is that webpages will use a more intrusive way with noticeable delay to upload data on tab close. I personally prefer that, as a warning, but never saw one after years.

      Argument for send_pings is, that trackers will use more mean and stealthier ways to track you, if they don’t have that interface (same as in private-attribution). I do know however, that companies who track you have high greed and low morale to begin with, and use all they can get to generate more money.

    • TCB13@lemmy.world
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      Just fire up Wireshark and inspect what Firefox calls, a lot of calling home and even if you change all the settings and config parameters to something sane it will still contact a 3rd party analytics company. Mozilla also acquired an ad analytics company recently for some reason.