TheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world to Privacy Guides@lemmy.oneEnglish · 2 months agoMozilla Firefox removes "Do Not Track" Feature support: Here's what it means for your Privacywindowsreport.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down16file-textcross-posted to: technik@feddit.orgprivacy@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mlfirefox@lemmy.mlfirefox@lemmy.world
arrow-up180arrow-down1external-linkMozilla Firefox removes "Do Not Track" Feature support: Here's what it means for your Privacywindowsreport.comTheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world to Privacy Guides@lemmy.oneEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technik@feddit.orgprivacy@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mlfirefox@lemmy.mlfirefox@lemmy.world
https://windowsreport.com/mozilla-firefox-removes-do-not-track-feature-support-heres-what-it-means-for-your-privacy/
minus-squarenesc@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up81·2 months agoIt means nothing “do not track” never worked.
minus-squaresmeg@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up44·2 months agoThat is exactly the reason for this change. It often didn’t work and probably makes you easier to fingerprint.
minus-squaredb2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·2 months agoThe new thing is the same but worse.
minus-squaresmeg@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months ago This option is built on top of the Global Privacy Control (GPC). GPC is respected by increasing numbers of sites and enforced with legislation in some regions. Sounds like Mozilla at least think it’s better
minus-squaredb2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down20·2 months agoThe same Mozilla whose primary source of income is Google?
minus-squareyeahiknow3@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down3·2 months agoAs opposed to… your generous donations?
minus-squareDon_alForno@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down10·2 months agoThat doesn’t absolve them. With the feature removed, websites can act like they didn’t even go against my wishes.
minus-squareyeahiknow3@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoThere’s nothing to “absolve.” Feature was worthless.
It means nothing “do not track” never worked.
That is exactly the reason for this change. It often didn’t work and probably makes you easier to fingerprint.
The new thing is the same but worse.
Sounds like Mozilla at least think it’s better
The same Mozilla whose primary source of income is Google?
As opposed to… your generous donations?
That doesn’t absolve them.
With the feature removed, websites can act like they didn’t even go against my wishes.
There’s nothing to “absolve.” Feature was worthless.
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