@TheTwelveYearOld to Privacy [email protected]English • 11 days agoMozilla Firefox removes "Do Not Track" Feature support: Here's what it means for your Privacywindowsreport.comexternal-linkmessage-square13arrow-up183arrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]privacy[email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]firefox
arrow-up178arrow-down1external-linkMozilla Firefox removes "Do Not Track" Feature support: Here's what it means for your Privacywindowsreport.com@TheTwelveYearOld to Privacy [email protected]English • 11 days agomessage-square13file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]privacy[email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]firefox
https://windowsreport.com/mozilla-firefox-removes-do-not-track-feature-support-heres-what-it-means-for-your-privacy/
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish78•11 days agoIt means nothing “do not track” never worked.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish42•11 days agoThat is exactly the reason for this change. It often didn’t work and probably makes you easier to fingerprint.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish11•11 days 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish22•11 days agoAs opposed to… your generous donations?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-5•11 days agoThat doesn’t absolve them. With the feature removed, websites can act like they didn’t even go against my wishes.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•11 days 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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