Tim Chambers

I'm all for #firefox
continung to evolve fast and event to include sponsorships etc...as long as they keep very tight to their commitments to privacy.

And so far, like #FirefoxSuggest

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-news/firefox-suggest/

Get where you’re going faster, with Firefox Suggest | The Mozilla Blog

Today, people have to work too hard to find what they want online, sifting through and steering clear of content, clutter and click-bait not worthy of thei

Sep 18, 2021 at 2:10amWeb
Show threadTim ChambersSep 18, 2021

They say: "What data is shared if you enable contextual suggestions?

...When contextual suggestions are enabled, Mozilla receives your search queries. When you see or click on a Firefox Suggest result, Mozilla collects and sends your search queries and the result you click on to our partners through a Mozilla-owned proxy service. The data we share with partners does not include personally identifying information and is only shared when you see or click on a suggestion."

Show threadSergeant CatSep 18, 2021
@tchambers That's even worse, honestly. Not only are they putting advertising in front of users, they're engaging in data collection to validate that a unique user clicked on the sponsored link so they get ad revenue. The data they share doesn't include personally identifying information. What about the data they collect? And this happens every time you see an ad, whether you click it or not, which means they're probably building an ad profile around you as a user.
Show threadSergeant CatSep 18, 2021
@tchambers They're using it as an avenue to put sponsored content in front of users. It's advertising. I'll pass.
Show threadTim ChambersSep 18, 2021
@sergeantcat I'd rather they come up with a non-advertising mode also. But until, unless they do, I'm all for the finding a way to exist -- as long as it respects privacy deeply.
Show threadSergeant CatSep 18, 2021
@tchambers I get why they're doing it. They probably need the income. I'd rather they went about it another way, though. There has to be a way for them to present advertising that doesn't require passing information back to ad agencies. This all just sounds too weird to me. At least it's opt-in.
Show threadTim ChambersSep 18, 2021
@sergeantcat Agreed: seems like Duck DuckGo and Brave may be trying a similar search engine/browser combo as well. We will see how they all go, or don't...
Show threadSergeant CatSep 18, 2021
@tchambers I may have to just start using Chromium. idk.