TheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world to Privacy Guides@lemmy.oneEnglish · 2 years agoMozilla Firefox removes "Do Not Track" Feature support: Here's what it means for your Privacywindowsreport.comexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up179arrow-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 years agomessage-square13linkfedilinkfile-text
https://windowsreport.com/mozilla-firefox-removes-do-not-track-feature-support-heres-what-it-means-for-your-privacy/
minus-squarenesc@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up81arrow-down1·2 years agoIt means nothing “do not track” never worked.
minus-squaresmeg@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up44·2 years 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 years agoThe new thing is the same but worse.
minus-squaresmeg@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 years 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-up4arrow-down20·2 years agoThe same Mozilla whose primary source of income is Google?
minus-squareyeahiknow3@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down3·2 years agoAs opposed to… your generous donations?
minus-squareDon_alForno@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down10·2 years 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 years 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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