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Firefox added ad tracking and has already turned it on without asking you (mastodon.social)

submitted 4 months ago by azdle@news.idlestate.org to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] JohnOliver@feddit.dk 23 points 4 months ago (10 children)

WTF... i thought this was just click bait but went to check on my phone as i am not at my PC right now

[–] dman87@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I'm on 128 on my phone. I just checked and both of those are disabled for me.

[–] shottymcb@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Same

[–] refalo@programming.dev 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

double same

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Triple same.

[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Idk what 128 is on a phone, but my galaxy s21 had everything still off. Guess I'll have to keep an eye on it

[–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

build number (version) of Firefox, which is the software in question.

"Galaxy S21" is the model name for a physical Samsung phone, which isn't relevant to the topic.

[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 2 points 4 months ago

Oh, heard that. I'm on 128 on my phone too and they were all disabled

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

I'm on 128 on my phone and it was on for me, I definitely didn't turn those on myself. wtf.

[–] Swarfega@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago

Just checked mine and it's all disabled

[–] laughterlaughter@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

These are old options. I checked these off long ago.

[–] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 4 points 4 months ago

I'm using Mull.

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago

It was on for me too, wtf...

[–] pimeys@lemmy.nauk.io 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm using mull fork of Firefox which doesn't even have these settings, the tracking features are completely removed from the browser.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 months ago

Use Mull

[–] khorak@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago

Mine was off, just checked.

[–] randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 1 points 4 months ago

I know, that's awful. I also turn it off. But that's actually different than the new feature mentioned in this post. This has existed for years already (I think)

[–] maniajack@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Here's the info about it: https://mzl.la/3AcmG8q