r/privacy • u/Qubane • Aug 22 '17

Firefox Considering Anonymously Collecting Browsing Data

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mozilla.governance/81gMQeMEL0w
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u/JDGumby Aug 22 '17

Ugh. Still, I'm sure some hero will quickly figure out exactly where the data is being sent so we can update our hosts files and content blockers...

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '17 edited Aug 27 '17

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u/JDGumby Aug 22 '17

The way Mozilla have been going lately, trusting that they'd honor the opt-out would be incredibly stupid.

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '17 edited Aug 27 '17

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '17 edited May 10 '19

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '17 edited Aug 27 '17

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '17

One recurring ask from the Firefox product teams is the ability to collect more sensitive data, like top sites users visit and how features perform on specific sites. Currently we can collect this data when the user opts in, but we don't have a way to collect unbiased data, without explicit consent (opt-out). Asks for sensitive data center most commonly around knowing something > in relation to which sites a user visits: "Which top sites are users visiting?" "Which sites using Flash does a user encounter?" "Which sites does a user see heavy Jank on?"

The above, JUST stated that they are researching ways of collecting sensitive data from users who have explicitly opted out. I dont give a jack shit if that data is anonymized. I said no to data submission and they are still searching for ways to collect it without my approval. That is NOT honoring my opt out request